# Match Record: Dinking in the Desert (2023-04-02)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 03:42:43
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8181803765
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2023-04-02
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** Dinking in the Desert
- **Location:** Saddlebrooke, AZ, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1021-saddlebrooke)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 1-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.79)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Ron Flanders** (DUPR ID: 3XOPWR) - Rating: 3.500, Location: N/A
- **Janet Jensen** (DUPR ID: 1QZ605) - Rating: 3.500, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Dirk Anderson** (DUPR ID: 84VGNK) - Rating: 4.660, Location: Tucson, AZ, US
- **Terri Anderson** (DUPR ID: 3YM0RE) - Rating: 3.500, Location: N/A

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