# Match Record: 2026 Avera Pickleball Classic - Womens Doubles 3.0 (2026-03-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 13:57:26
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7030462982
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-03-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** 2026 Avera Pickleball Classic - Womens Doubles 3.0
- **Location:** Sioux Falls, SD (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-10-riverdale-park)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 10-12
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.24)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Danielle  Hardt** (DUPR ID: ELG9GJ) - Rating: 3.189, Location: Omaha, NE, US
- **Lianne Hespe** (DUPR ID: MP74KV) - Rating: 3.349, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Kathy  Mead** (DUPR ID: V4DQ5J) - Rating: 3.113, Location: N/A
- **Deb Hickman** (DUPR ID: YXNJE4) - Rating: 3.309, Location: N/A

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