# Match Record: 2024 Summer Smash Downtown Rome (2024-07-27)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 17:30:47
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6293945732
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2024-07-27
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** 2024 Summer Smash Downtown Rome
- **Location:** Rome, GA, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6508-pickleplex-social-club-promenade)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 13-11, 11-5
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.53)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Jeff Nance** (Player ID: 2LLK59) - Rating: 4.576, Location: Rome, GA, US
- **Lucas Whitmire** (Player ID: 8DREOM) - Rating: 5.079, Location: Rome, GA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Ryan Lavender** (Player ID: W6J4JK) - Rating: 4.028, Location: Marietta, GA, US
- **Carl Mauldin** (Player ID: 3L7056) - Rating: 4.440, Location: Cobb County, GA, US

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