# Match Record: Lake Arenal Pickleball Association (2025-09-11)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-08 09:59:15
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8103614286
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-09-11
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** Lake Arenal Pickleball Association
- **Location:** Guanacaste Province, Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 10-12
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.39)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Scott Latulipe** (Player ID: OWPLXE) - Rating: 3.006, Location: N/A
- **Thomas Fancher** (Player ID: GWNL4G) - Rating: 3.211, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Ralf Difflipp** (Player ID: DNOYQ4) - Rating: 3.595, Location: Tilaran, Guanacaste Province, CR
- **Paul J Sheppard** (Player ID: XJYNWR) - Rating: 3.751, Location: N/A

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