# Match Record: 2025 NSGA National Pickleball Tournament - Mens Singles Age: (75 To 79) Skill: (3.5) (2025-07-29)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 03:29:15
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6678350165
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-29
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** 2025 NSGA National Pickleball Tournament - Mens Singles Age: (75 To 79) Skill: (3.5)
- **Location:** Des Moines, IA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4654-dinks-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11, 11-3, 8-11
- **Division:** Singles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.78)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Gerald Richards** (DUPR ID: MYGPVG) - Rating: 3.860, Location: Meridian charter Township, MI, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Robert Leclair** (DUPR ID: 30PLZN) - Rating: 3.701, Location: Harwich, MA, US

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