# Match Record: NP Windy City Classic Powered by Onix - Mens Singles Skill: 4.0 40+ (2025-07-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 10:16:40
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6838430646
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** NP Windy City Classic Powered by Onix - Mens Singles Skill: 4.0 40+
- **Location:** Highland Park, IL (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6420-highland-park)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-3
- **Division:** Singles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.14)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Ashok Venkatachalam** (DUPR ID: XJ52MR) - Rating: 4.140, Location: Grayslake, IL, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Jared Walkowitz** (DUPR ID: 596RL5) - Rating: 4.147, Location: Northbrook, IL, US

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