# Match Record: Inaugural Long Island Pickleball Classic DUPR 18 (2025-07-20)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 05:52:18
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7999323348
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-20
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** Inaugural Long Island Pickleball Classic DUPR 18
- **Location:** Paddles Up Pickleball, Farber Drive, Bellport, NY, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3936-paddles-up-pickleball-club)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 16-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.60)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Franklin Bermeo** (DUPR ID: 3Y05YD) - Rating: 4.846, Location: Queens County, NY, US
- **Veronica Cardona** (DUPR ID: RZQ9VE) - Rating: 4.114, Location: Oceanside, NY, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Kartik Kapoor** (DUPR ID: RZG20E) - Rating: 4.882, Location: Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salam, TZ
- **Debbie Drum** (DUPR ID: 8J5GPJ) - Rating: 4.559, Location: Long Beach, NY, US

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