# Match Record: Week 5 (2026-04-19)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 17:59:36
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7716675439
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-19
- **Estimated Play Time:** 8:45 AM
- **Event:** Week 5
- **Location:** Boston Pickle Club 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-12
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.81)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Seth Kopel** (Player ID: X2PYN5) - Rating: 4.024, Location: Boston, MA, US
- **vikas vellanki** (Player ID: 2QGNX9) - Rating: 3.701, Location: Norwell, MA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Robert Dexter** (Player ID: 56PRJP) - Rating: 3.829, Location: Milton, MA, US
- **Edward Krupski** (Player ID: 8J7GE4) - Rating: 3.701, Location: Scituate, MA, US

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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- **Control & Spin**: [View Control Paddles](https://pickleballcentral.com/graphite-pickleball-paddles/) - Optimized for touch and precise ball placement.
- **Power & Depth**: [View Power Paddles](https://pickleballcentral.com/composite-pickleball-paddles/) - Optimized for energy return and deep baseline drives.
- **Beginner & Budget**: [View Beginner Paddles](https://pickleballcentral.com/paddles/beginner-pickleball-paddles/) - High-value paddle setups to get started.