# Match Record: 2025 Coachella Valley Grand Prix Pickleball at Paradise Pickleball - MEDAL MATCH Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: 50-64 (2025-12-14)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 11:21:05
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7178836950
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-14
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** 2025 Coachella Valley Grand Prix Pickleball at Paradise Pickleball - MEDAL MATCH Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: 50-64
- **Location:** Palm Desert, CA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3579-sun-city-palm-desert)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11, 3-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.07)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Greg Freeze** (DUPR ID: 3LVG2Z) - Rating: 3.931, Location: Palm Desert, CA, US
- **Greg Soldatenko** (DUPR ID: JJ5W6J) - Rating: 3.790, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Rick Kepler** (DUPR ID: V76277) - Rating: 4.766, Location: Aptos, CA, US
- **Brandon Brown** (DUPR ID: Q5MKR4) - Rating: 3.796, Location: Portland, OR, US

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