# Match Record: 2025 Alabama Amateur Pickleball Championships powered by Carvana PPA Tour & Southern Pickleball - Womens Doubles Skill: (4.5/5.0) Age: (50+/60+) COMBINED (2025-10-25)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:24:25
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7622564885
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-25
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** 2025 Alabama Amateur Pickleball Championships powered by Carvana PPA Tour & Southern Pickleball - Womens Doubles Skill: (4.5/5.0) Age: (50+/60+) COMBINED
- **Location:** Opelika, AL (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1240-opelika-sportsplex)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 15-8
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.59)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Julie Straus** (DUPR ID: 8E9OKJ) - Rating: 5.020, Location: Columbus, GA, US
- **Pamela J Owen** (DUPR ID: 8WZDXY) - Rating: 4.370, Location: Auburn, AL, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **beverly billingsley** (DUPR ID: 8KZY67) - Rating: 4.489, Location: Pensacola, FL, US
- **Garnet Jones** (DUPR ID: 3ZLLXW) - Rating: 4.465, Location: Athens, AL, US

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