# Match Record: Sky Island Pickleball Club High Desert Classic VI 2025 - Senior Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0+) Age: (50+) (2025-09-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 20:02:25
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6609271739
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-09-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** Sky Island Pickleball Club High Desert Classic VI 2025 - Senior Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0+) Age: (50+)
- **Location:** Sierra Vista, AZ 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 16-14
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.20)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Jim Blankenfeld** (Player ID: 355V7V) - Rating: 4.107, Location: N/A
- **Roy Libdan** (Player ID: 3V220J) - Rating: 4.122, Location: Sierra Vista, AZ, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Michael Whetzel** (Player ID: 6Z7RXK) - Rating: 4.049, Location: N/A
- **George Bennett III** (Player ID: 7D6MKN) - Rating: 4.536, Location: Sierra Vista, AZ, US

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