# Match Record: Minto US Open Pickleball Championships - Mixed Doubles 4.5 Double Elimination 50-54 Age (2025-05-02)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:26:26
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-05-02
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** Minto US Open Pickleball Championships - Mixed Doubles 4.5 Double Elimination 50-54 Age
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 7-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.65)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Michael Tow** (DUPR ID: 8GJ5QM) - Rating: 4.564, Location: Needham, MA, US
- **Kathryn Taylor** (DUPR ID: 8J59PD) - Rating: 4.588, Location: Wyckoff, NJ, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Kim Church** (DUPR ID: 3ZDXOP) - Rating: 4.501, Location: Carterville, IL, US
- **Jeffro Carrico** (DUPR ID: 8D9XN6) - Rating: 4.931, Location: Marion, IL, US

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