# Match Record: The Thaw - Pickles & Play Chapel Hill - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Single Elimination 8-49 Age (2026-02-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 21:54:03
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** The Thaw - Pickles & Play Chapel Hill - Mixed Doubles 3.5 Single Elimination 8-49 Age
- **Location:** Pickles and Play - Chapel Hill 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 7-11, 11-9, 11-6
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.90)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Carolina Merry** (DUPR ID: N76Q6Z) - Rating: 4.045, Location: N/A
- **Jeremiah Johnson** (DUPR ID: D9RE44) - Rating: 3.748, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Bryan  Santos** (DUPR ID: 7JRYLN) - Rating: 3.779, Location: Knightdale, NC, US
- **Hope Johnson** (DUPR ID: PW4ZDZ) - Rating: 4.009, Location: N/A

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