# Match Record: PIP Spring 26 Premier Women SOUTH PVTC South hosts Sharon Heights Green (2026-04-23)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 12:00:52
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-23
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** PIP Spring 26 Premier Women SOUTH PVTC South hosts Sharon Heights Green
- **Location:** PVTC South 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-5
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 2.92)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Kathy Hopple** (Player ID: RZKQOM) - Rating: 3.545, Location: Palo Alto, CA, US
- **Michelle Nieda** (Player ID: 8WL24L) - Rating: 3.284, Location: Los Altos, CA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Kathy LaPorte** (Player ID: 5EOENR) - Rating: 2.627, Location: N/A
- **Sally Scapa** (Player ID: 9DRNOR) - Rating: 2.242, Location: N/A

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