# Match Record: DUPR Moneyball Challenge Match (2025-12-21)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 12:06:09
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8161306472
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-21
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** DUPR Moneyball Challenge Match
- **Location:** Hudson River Pickleball, Nordhoff Place, Englewood, NJ, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 7-11, 4-11, 11-13
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.81)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Zhi Lin** (DUPR ID: V4DOJJ) - Rating: 4.844, Location: Englewood, NJ, US
- **David Katz** (DUPR ID: GG40OD) - Rating: 4.669, Location: Jersey City, NJ, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Arun Paul Gopal** (DUPR ID: PKR54M) - Rating: 4.788, Location: Jersey City, NJ, US
- **Nick Retzkin** (DUPR ID: 6ZVOMK) - Rating: 4.954, Location: Hoboken, NJ, US

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