# Match Record: Match (2025-04-21)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 18:40:35
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6807472888
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-04-21
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** N/A
- **Location:** Player's Dr, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202, USA 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 13-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.78)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Thomas Taborn** (DUPR ID: 8M9ZPO) - Rating: 4.052, Location: Lakewood Ranch, FL, US
- **Steve DeRamo** (DUPR ID: 16X470) - Rating: 3.419, Location: Bradenton, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Ben Alpert** (DUPR ID: 3OELLP) - Rating: 4.190, Location: Bradenton, FL, US
- **Mike Griffin** (DUPR ID: 3OXMDL) - Rating: 3.477, Location: N/A

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