# Match Record: 2025 Alabama Open - Mens Doubles Open (2025-03-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 16:48:52
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6271628773
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-03-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** 2025 Alabama Open - Mens Doubles Open
- **Location:** Clay, AL (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-5300-pickle-point-katy)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 8-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.69)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Stephen Watts** (DUPR ID: 8K5ZJ6) - Rating: 4.485, Location: Birmingham, AL, US
- **Michael Montgomery** (DUPR ID: RZZR0M) - Rating: 4.637, Location: Birmingham, AL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Walter Olsen** (DUPR ID: 8GJKVV) - Rating: 4.736, Location: Huntsville, AL, US
- **Thomas Shakar** (DUPR ID: DWYLJ4) - Rating: 4.905, Location: Huntsville, AL, US

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