# Match Record: Tenacious Pickleball Club Men's League Summer '25 4.0 (2025-07-08)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-08 11:34:55
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7722943418
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-08
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** Tenacious Pickleball Club Men's League Summer '25 4.0
- **Location:** Vista, CA, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6314-north-tahoe-regional-park)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-4
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.27)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Doug Pate** (Player ID: RXMJ4Q) - Rating: 3.198, Location: N/A
- **Andrew Stepanian** (Player ID: 7N0KLM) - Rating: 3.736, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Ray Valero** (Player ID: 17LD5N) - Rating: 2.588, Location: Escondido, CA, US
- **David Counts** (Player ID: MYZ7VL) - Rating: 3.570, Location: Vista, CA, US

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