# Match Record: DUPR 18 - The Dink Minor Leauge Pickleball @ Little Rock Athletic Club (2026-02-01)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 05:14:20
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-01
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** DUPR 18 - The Dink Minor Leauge Pickleball @ Little Rock Athletic Club
- **Location:** Little Rock Athletic Club 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.41)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Ryan Smith** (DUPR ID: 3P79Q8) - Rating: 4.374, Location: Maumelle, AR, US
- **Robert Abston** (DUPR ID: 1NK221) - Rating: 4.569, Location: Searcy, AR, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **kaushik sivakumar** (DUPR ID: EGO7GJ) - Rating: 4.577, Location: Gilbert, AZ, US
- **Drake Dutras** (DUPR ID: 9P0M7V) - Rating: 4.129, Location: Bentonville, AR, US

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