# Match Record: The Heart & Hustle Open - $1,000 Winners Take All: (Men's Doubles 4.5 And Above) (2025-02-17)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-08 17:30:50
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-02-17
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** The Heart & Hustle Open - $1,000 Winners Take All: (Men's Doubles 4.5 And Above)
- **Location:** Simsbury, CT 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 4-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average Rated Score: 4.88)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Max Adler** (Player ID: X2LLL7) - Rating: 4.599, Location: West Hartford, CT, US
- **Scott Matthews** (Player ID: L2M665) - Rating: 4.752, Location: Wallingford, CT, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Danko Kenjic** (Player ID: 355LRR) - Rating: 5.470, Location: Farmington, CT, US
- **Matt Zampini** (Player ID: V72QOE) - Rating: 4.718, Location: Newington, CT, US

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