# Match Record: POOL D DUPR 16 50+ / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship (2025-12-03)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 05:40:24
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7802251350
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-03
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** POOL D DUPR 16 50+ / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship
- **Location:** Pickler Universe - Carrollton 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 10-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.03)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Kimberly Kay Ferreira** (DUPR ID: 3PPXG3) - Rating: 4.018, Location: Fort Worth, TX, US
- **Belinda Batchelor** (DUPR ID: 84VY63) - Rating: 4.023, Location: Grand Prairie, TX, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Laura Frank** (DUPR ID: 8JMQDM) - Rating: 4.150, Location: Hillsboro, MO, US
- **Paula Shofroth** (DUPR ID: 16P4KD) - Rating: 3.946, Location: Glen Carbon, IL, US

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