# Match Record: Magic City Pickleball Club Mens 2.5/3.0 Thursday Night Scramble 2/8 (2025-03-27)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 14:09:23
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-03-27
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** Magic City Pickleball Club Mens 2.5/3.0 Thursday Night Scramble 2/8
- **Location:** 1651 Independence Ct, Birmingham, AL 35209, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 2-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 2.84)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Doug Lavies** (Player ID: 7DXQJ4) - Rating: 3.053, Location: Hueytown, AL, US
- **Brian Corbett** (Player ID: MY65MP) - Rating: 2.321, Location: Birmingham, AL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Robert Ellerbrock** (Player ID: RZEQ6Q) - Rating: 3.203, Location: Kimberly, AL, US
- **Peter Sumerford** (Player ID: V7W04P) - Rating: 2.764, Location: Shoal Creek, AL, US

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