# Match Record: Minto US Open Pickleball Championships - Women's Doubles 3.5 Double Elimination 40-49 Age (2025-04-13)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:09:18
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6286097558
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-13
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** Minto US Open Pickleball Championships - Women's Doubles 3.5 Double Elimination 40-49 Age
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-3
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.43)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Darla Christensen** (DUPR ID: 8D906Y) - Rating: 3.325, Location: Las Vegas, NV, US
- **Shannon Darrow** (DUPR ID: RZM76Z) - Rating: 3.272, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Kriston Ashley** (DUPR ID: 1N995W) - Rating: 3.708, Location: Whitsett, NC, US
- **Julie Olive** (DUPR ID: 3LQJP5) - Rating: 3.413, Location: N/A

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