# Match Record: Pool 1 (2025-12-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 05:40:14
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6314278348
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Pool 1
- **Location:** 211 Rand Rd 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 3-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.08)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Michele Francisco** (DUPR ID: KO5R0O) - Rating: 3.839, Location: Chicago, IL, US
- **Peter Stangret** (DUPR ID: 56949P) - Rating: 3.949, Location: Arlington Heights, IL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Dana Steluta Gonciulea** (DUPR ID: 8E72JV) - Rating: 4.181, Location: Northbrook, IL, US
- **Sebastian Mihulet** (DUPR ID: V7YLNE) - Rating: 4.339, Location: Niles, IL, US

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