# Match Record: 2025 Alabama Amateur Pickleball Championships powered by Carvana PPA Tour & Southern Pickleball - Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (35+/50+) COMBINED (2025-10-26)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 09:58:31
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6730320780
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-26
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** 2025 Alabama Amateur Pickleball Championships powered by Carvana PPA Tour & Southern Pickleball - Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (35+/50+) COMBINED
- **Location:** Opelika, AL (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1240-opelika-sportsplex)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-4
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.36)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **karen balliet** (DUPR ID: 166P9D) - Rating: 4.589, Location: Birmingham, AL, US
- **Cliff Moore** (DUPR ID: 8KZ6GQ) - Rating: 4.264, Location: Birmingham, AL, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Roxana Patterson** (DUPR ID: 8DMZWY) - Rating: 4.094, Location: Tallahassee, FL, US
- **Keith Anderson** (DUPR ID: ZN0DED) - Rating: 4.495, Location: Sopchoppy, FL, US

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