# Match Record: Pool A - DUPR 16-Saturday 4/18 (2026-04-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 23:37:33
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 2:15 AM
- **Event:** Pool A - DUPR 16-Saturday 4/18
- **Location:** Pickleball Kingdom Nashville North-Hendersonville 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 21-13
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.71)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Claire McDonnell** (DUPR ID: 8MX06P) - Rating: 3.844, Location: Nashville, TN, US
- **Esther Funk** (DUPR ID: XKO7JX) - Rating: 3.577, Location: Cross Plains, TN, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Courtney Shields** (DUPR ID: 0QREWX) - Rating: 3.793, Location: Hoover, AL, US
- **Jennifer Smith** (DUPR ID: 89Z5PR) - Rating: 3.629, Location: Birmingham, AL, US

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