# Match Record: 2025 NSGA National Pickleball Tournament - Womens Doubles Age: (55 To 59) Skill (3.5) (2025-07-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 05:30:33
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6490643303
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** 2025 NSGA National Pickleball Tournament - Womens Doubles Age: (55 To 59) Skill (3.5)
- **Location:** Des Moines, IA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4654-dinks-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-9
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.44)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Michele Medige** (DUPR ID: 8WWZ2Q) - Rating: 3.850, Location: Willoughby, OH, US
- **Dana Venhaus** (DUPR ID: 3VE25J) - Rating: 3.219, Location: Little Rock, AR, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Gwyn Welch** (DUPR ID: 8D9VDM) - Rating: 2.982, Location: Hendersonville, TN, US
- **Carol Wald** (DUPR ID: 8JP6XD) - Rating: 3.720, Location: Hendersonville, TN, US

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