# Match Record: 2025 Alabama Amateur Pickleball Championships powered by Carvana PPA Tour & Southern Pickleball - Mens Singles Skill: (4.0) Age: (60+/70+)Combined (2025-10-24)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 08:36:01
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7931108693
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-24
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** 2025 Alabama Amateur Pickleball Championships powered by Carvana PPA Tour & Southern Pickleball - Mens Singles Skill: (4.0) Age: (60+/70+)Combined
- **Location:** Opelika, AL (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1240-opelika-sportsplex)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-1, 11-9
- **Division:** Singles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.39)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Gregory Walding** (DUPR ID: YGJN64) - Rating: 4.353, Location: Dothan, AL, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Tom Burns** (DUPR ID: XJDRKX) - Rating: 4.426, Location: GA, US

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