# Match Record: Mixed Nuts - The Drop Pickleball Club (2026-05-09)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 09:12:48
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8012791881
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-09
- **Estimated Play Time:** 10:15 AM
- **Event:** Mixed Nuts - The Drop Pickleball Club
- **Location:** 2360 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4507-the-drop-pickleball-club)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 3-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.18)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Brad Woodruff** (DUPR ID: GXVEVX) - Rating: 2.944, Location: N/A
- **Steve Thorndill** (DUPR ID: 1RW4VD) - Rating: 3.014, Location: Tacoma, WA, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Kyle Nix** (DUPR ID: 9J0DMK) - Rating: 3.243, Location: N/A
- **Matt Bonner** (DUPR ID: 76NDE9) - Rating: 3.524, Location: N/A

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