# Match Record: Tobacco Road Pickleball - Spring 2026 (2026-05-04)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 06:21:50
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8081064106
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-04
- **Estimated Play Time:** 11:30 PM
- **Event:** Tobacco Road Pickleball - Spring 2026
- **Location:** 2001 Campus Drive; durham, NC 27701 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-2, 11-7
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average Rated Score: 3.51)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Sharon Messina** (Player ID: WXYLKY) - Rating: 3.713, Location: N/A
- **Wendy Bush** (Player ID: 3YDY0D) - Rating: 3.780, Location: Hillsborough, NC, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Laura Schanberg** (Player ID: RZZXOD) - Rating: 3.218, Location: Durham, NC, US
- **mary thomas** (Player ID: 3YEERK) - Rating: 3.331, Location: Chapel Hill, NC, US

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