# Match Record: LTP Pickleball - 3.5+ Spring Wednesday Ladder (2026-05-20)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 13:02:14
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7567912207
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-20
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** LTP Pickleball - 3.5+ Spring Wednesday Ladder
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-4
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.76)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Howard Kaplan** (DUPR ID: 567M75) - Rating: 3.785, Location: Needham, MA, US
- **Andy  Crossley** (DUPR ID: 6ZWJRK) - Rating: 3.979, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Shivaram  Gaddipati** (DUPR ID: 0RZZQG) - Rating: 3.691, Location: Stoughton, MA, US
- **Brian Fitzgerald** (DUPR ID: 67WE50) - Rating: 3.566, Location: Easton, MA, US

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