# Match Record: NPL Houston ∙ Session 4 ∙ Womens Doubles (2024-09-15)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 03:42:11
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6528978378
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2024-09-15
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** NPL Houston ∙ Session 4 ∙ Womens Doubles
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 4-11, 3-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.91)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Tina Lum** (DUPR ID: 1NX2JW) - Rating: 4.920, Location: Darien, CT, US
- **Taunya Davis** (DUPR ID: 17PP44) - Rating: 4.680, Location: Scottsdale, AZ, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Cristen Kessler** (DUPR ID: 3PDQRX) - Rating: 5.164, Location: Buffalo, NY, US
- **Leslie Bashinsky** (DUPR ID: 8E6Z6V) - Rating: 4.879, Location: Mountain Brook, AL, US

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