# Match Record: PIP Summer 25 Premier Men PV Town Center hosts Palo Alto Pickleball (2025-08-04)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 12:00:23
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6316553240
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-08-04
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** PIP Summer 25 Premier Men PV Town Center hosts Palo Alto Pickleball
- **Location:** PV Town Center 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-6
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.64)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Nate Gardner** (DUPR ID: L5LVGJ) - Rating: 3.780, Location: Menlo Park, CA, US
- **douglas morss** (DUPR ID: 2L7EN4) - Rating: 3.637, Location: Portola Valley, CA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **James Tong** (DUPR ID: 3OGNDW) - Rating: 3.587, Location: Sunnyvale, CA, US
- **Dave Beyer** (DUPR ID: RZR09N) - Rating: 3.550, Location: Los Altos Hills, CA, US

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