# Match Record: Semifinals - 3rd Team Bracket - The Nationals (2026-04-11)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 13:40:00
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7546492556
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-11
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** Semifinals - 3rd Team Bracket - The Nationals
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 20-22
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.23)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Mati Dawit** (DUPR ID: ZNRRXW) - Rating: 4.789, Location: Burke, VA, US
- **Presley Caroland** (DUPR ID: G5DRLV) - Rating: 3.693, Location: Harrisonburg, VA, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Maddox Grass** (DUPR ID: 9PMVZK) - Rating: 4.147, Location: Boca Raton, FL, US
- **Maddie Haines** (DUPR ID: GGDM7D) - Rating: 4.280, Location: Evesham, NJ, US

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