# Match Record: Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0+) Age: (45 to 68) (2026-03-14)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 06:27:24
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6735117875
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-03-14
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0+) Age: (45 to 68)
- **Location:** PicklePlex of Punta Gorda 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.95)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Norm Owens** (DUPR ID: 1QYX44) - Rating: 3.992, Location: N/A
- **Mark Ward** (DUPR ID: 1QXE48) - Rating: 3.778, Location: Fort Myers, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Mike Brock** (DUPR ID: W6X6XL) - Rating: 4.179, Location: Summerville, SC, US
- **Brent Gradishar** (DUPR ID: KXZVOK) - Rating: 3.844, Location: Berkeley County, SC, US

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