# Match Record: 2026 Wellington Pickleball Cup - Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: (21 To 49) (2026-02-08)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 08:06:42
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8074536476
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-08
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** 2026 Wellington Pickleball Cup - Mixed Doubles Skill: (3.5 To 3.99) Age: (21 To 49)
- **Location:** Wellington,  (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6155-greenbriar-park)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-4
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.36)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Alet Venter** (DUPR ID: 5EDPLP) - Rating: 3.126, Location: Hastings, Hawke's Bay, NZ
- **David Guzdek** (DUPR ID: KD2QQQ) - Rating: 3.889, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Tara van Rensburg** (DUPR ID: 7N00O0) - Rating: 2.905, Location: N/A
- **Rene Schmidt** (DUPR ID: 8GDPYQ) - Rating: 3.512, Location: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ

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