# Match Record: Texas Ranchers Houston Invitational - Game 3 - DUPR 14 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 14.300) (2026-04-25)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 05:42:35
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-25
- **Estimated Play Time:** 4:45 AM
- **Event:** Texas Ranchers Houston Invitational - Game 3 - DUPR 14 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 14.300)
- **Location:** Elite Pickleball Club *and* The Heights, 610 W, 6th Street Houston, TX 77007 *and* 650 W 6th St, Houston, TX 77007 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-17
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.16)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Blake Lander** (DUPR ID: 7NLGR5) - Rating: 2.869, Location: Pflugerville, TX, US
- **Lorena Garcia** (DUPR ID: 8JYGJJ) - Rating: 3.478, Location: Austin, TX, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Jon Blake Shivers** (DUPR ID: 8GO5DD) - Rating: 3.012, Location: N/A
- **natalie johnson** (DUPR ID: KXDY2Q) - Rating: 3.290, Location: Mont Belvieu, TX, US

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