# Match Record: DUPR 16 Bracket Playoffs / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship (2025-12-07)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 04:01:03
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-07
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** DUPR 16 Bracket Playoffs / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship
- **Location:** Pickler Universe - Carrollton, North Interstate 35E, Carrollton, TX, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-16
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.28)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Emily Babinsky** (DUPR ID: MYX9GG) - Rating: 4.489, Location: Allentown, NJ, US
- **Lauren Mammano** (DUPR ID: KXP67O) - Rating: 4.362, Location: Morrisville, PA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Janine Johnson** (DUPR ID: 8JGRZJ) - Rating: 3.948, Location: Jenks, OK, US
- **Katie Merrill** (DUPR ID: 3LWJZ8) - Rating: 4.322, Location: Tulsa, OK, US

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