# Match Record: Birthday Bash (2025-03-14)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 12:46:46
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7438132104
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-03-14
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** Birthday Bash
- **Location:** 2354 Hardwick St, Dallas, TX 75208, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-5210-the-grove-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-7, 11-7
- **Division:** Singles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.73)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Ben Fong** (Player ID: 56JVPL) - Rating: 3.910, Location: Dallas, TX, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **armando de anda** (Player ID: RZPZVD) - Rating: 3.559, Location: Dallas, TX, US

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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