# Match Record: 2026 NOLA Pickle Gras - Mens Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (35 And Above) (2026-02-07)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 07:41:05
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6335599965
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-07
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** 2026 NOLA Pickle Gras - Mens Doubles Skill: (3.5) Age: (35 And Above)
- **Location:** New Orleans (Metairie), LA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-10
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.42)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Jeff Stempel** (Player ID: NX0G07) - Rating: 3.619, Location: St Tammany Parish, LA, US
- **Len  Bazile** (Player ID: WNYWYM) - Rating: 3.525, Location: Covington, LA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Nate Mclaughlin** (Player ID: 2QDME9) - Rating: 3.311, Location: New Orleans, LA, US
- **Sidney Parfait** (Player ID: RZWGVD) - Rating: 3.222, Location: New Orleans, LA, US

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