# Match Record: Match 2 Team Ladder League Week 5 (2025-09-23)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 04:17:12
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7731492971
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-09-23
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** Match 2 Team Ladder League Week 5
- **Location:** The Picklr Biloxi 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-16
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.49)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Matthew Benfer** (DUPR ID: QPYN2N) - Rating: 3.518, Location: Roxboro, NC, US
- **Susan Varnes** (DUPR ID: JJ9OWO) - Rating: 3.346, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Peter Hoetger** (DUPR ID: ZNX6PM) - Rating: 3.656, Location: Biloxi, MS, US
- **Mary LaRosa** (DUPR ID: DWMZLL) - Rating: 3.459, Location: Biloxi, MS, US

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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