# Match Record: Day Dinkers - 5/31 (2026-05-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 05:04:17
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6837855358
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** Day Dinkers - 5/31
- **Location:** Grip & Sip, West Macarthur Drive, Cottage Hills, IL, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-2
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.11)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Marianne Wayland** (Player ID: V60RY6) - Rating: 3.512, Location: N/A
- **Julie Gruen** (Player ID: GW2KQQ) - Rating: 3.299, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Nancy Sears Belcher** (Player ID: MEJYDG) - Rating: 3.470, Location: Wood River, IL, US
- **Ann Baker** (Player ID: EX9VDE) - Rating: 2.157, Location: N/A

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