# Match Record: Friday Night Dinks & Drinks - Piranha Happy Hour League [DUPR] (2026-05-08)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 09:59:40
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7022697816
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-08
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** Friday Night Dinks & Drinks - Piranha Happy Hour League [DUPR]
- **Location:** Pickled! GameChangers 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 6-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.23)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Tom Gollick** (DUPR ID: WXWL6Q) - Rating: 2.975, Location: N/A
- **Kerry McLaughlin** (DUPR ID: 67D29E) - Rating: 2.851, Location: Channahon, IL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Riana Wessels** (DUPR ID: 4VPPE2) - Rating: 3.117, Location: Minooka, IL, US
- **Andrew Baum** (DUPR ID: E9PMKV) - Rating: 3.967, Location: Channahon, IL, US

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