# Match Record: Men’s Doubles 4.0 - 4.5 (2025-12-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 09:55:22
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6529463026
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** Men’s Doubles 4.0 - 4.5
- **Location:** The Picklr - Naperville, IL (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4945-the-picklr-naperville-il)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 3-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.88)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **MICHAEL BATHAN** (Player ID: MYRJNP) - Rating: 3.851, Location: Plainfield, IL, US
- **Anthony Czepiel** (Player ID: L57D7K) - Rating: 3.785, Location: Oswego, IL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Rajat Kapoor** (Player ID: N7QPLN) - Rating: 3.884, Location: N/A
- **Preet Ahluwalia** (Player ID: 99Z2WJ) - Rating: 3.992, Location: Naperville, IL, US

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