# Match Record: Diamond Pickleball's Santa Barbara Open Men's 4.5 (2025-07-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 10:19:29
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6250957159
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** Diamond Pickleball's Santa Barbara Open Men's 4.5
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 4-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.97)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Florencio  Rodriguez** (DUPR ID: G0EXXM) - Rating: 3.900, Location: N/A
- **Enrique Gonzalez** (DUPR ID: EWP6ZM) - Rating: 3.754, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Brian David Morgan** (DUPR ID: JZNYYJ) - Rating: 3.840, Location: Rosamond, CA, US
- **Zach Abels** (DUPR ID: RZ0GWZ) - Rating: 4.372, Location: Los Angeles, CA, US

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