# Match Record: FDC DUPR 8.5 - Pickleheads Pool Play - Round 1 Game 20 (2026-02-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:00:53
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** FDC DUPR 8.5 - Pickleheads Pool Play - Round 1 Game 20
- **Location:** Fremont Tennis Center 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.15)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Harshit Ahuja** (DUPR ID: EW9NQM) - Rating: 3.941, Location: Livermore, CA, US
- **Nipun Menon** (DUPR ID: 4ZQXVK) - Rating: 4.078, Location: Dublin, CA, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Bijesh Balakrishnan** (DUPR ID: QJGYLD) - Rating: 4.245, Location: Pleasanton, CA, US
- **Imone Mohanta** (DUPR ID: OZPO72) - Rating: 4.328, Location: Dublin, CA, US

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