# Match Record: Ponder Pickleball 3v3 Team Event (2026-04-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 08:20:48
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** Ponder Pickleball 3v3 Team Event
- **Location:** Pickleball Paddock, Enterprise Court, Lexington, KY, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 9-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.91)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Colten Ponder** (DUPR ID: 30R5DQ) - Rating: 5.078, Location: Lexington, KY, US
- **Nikisha Patel** (DUPR ID: 16KZ90) - Rating: 4.859, Location: Lexington, KY, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Tanner Parks** (DUPR ID: 17QWX0) - Rating: 4.625, Location: Lexington, KY, US
- **Eva Mitchell** (DUPR ID: X2MYJ7) - Rating: 5.082, Location: Lexington, KY, US

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