# Match Record: Austin Classic - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0 And Above) Age: (50 And Above) (2025-05-24)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 10:56:58
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7930900940
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-05-24
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** Austin Classic - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0 And Above) Age: (50 And Above)
- **Location:** Austin, TX (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6915-ipop-inclusive-place-of-pickleball)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 9-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.34)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Tim Klitch** (DUPR ID: 1RZGZ3) - Rating: 4.869, Location: Austin, TX, US
- **Tatchi Lay** (DUPR ID: 3XDVX1) - Rating: 4.530, Location: Austin, TX, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Edmund Mitchell** (DUPR ID: 1240VE) - Rating: 4.038, Location: Bastrop, TX, US
- **Tom West** (DUPR ID: 3ZXWWW) - Rating: 3.928, Location: Austin, TX, US

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