# Match Record: Mercury Bay Pickleball Teams Event (2026-05-30)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 16:35:00
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7968619320
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-30
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** Mercury Bay Pickleball Teams Event
- **Location:** Whitianga, New Zealand (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3187-mercury-bay-area-school)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-19
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.74)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Tash Pegler** (DUPR ID: DN0DD4) - Rating: 3.664, Location: Te Awamutu, Waikato, NZ
- **Curt Pegler** (DUPR ID: V4N6RE) - Rating: 4.303, Location: Te Awamutu, Waikato, NZ

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Tonilyn Nepe** (DUPR ID: EW9GMM) - Rating: 3.753, Location: Cambridge, Waikato, NZ
- **Bodene Nepe** (DUPR ID: GW4EWM) - Rating: 3.232, Location: N/A

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