# Match Record: PPA Tour: Veolia Cincinnati Showcase presented by Six Zero - $1,000 Money Ball (2025-09-11)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:19:49
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-09-11
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: Veolia Cincinnati Showcase presented by Six Zero - $1,000 Money Ball
- **Location:** Mason, OH (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6954-cincinnati-open-sporting-club)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-4, 12-10
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.40)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Nicholas Romano** (DUPR ID: 3LJJ6Z) - Rating: 5.738, Location: Pinckney, MI, US
- **Usama Khalid Sam** (DUPR ID: 8K674O) - Rating: 5.729, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **William Howard** (DUPR ID: 3VDV9J) - Rating: 5.087, Location: Davidson County, TN, US
- **Joseph Echeverria** (DUPR ID: 2LOXWR) - Rating: 5.029, Location: Spring Hill, TN, US

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