# Match Record: Chase APP Miami Pickleball Open AARP Champions MPD-9th Place Playoff (2024-03-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 11:47:01
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8332625508
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2024-03-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** Chase APP Miami Pickleball Open AARP Champions MPD-9th Place Playoff
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 10-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.05)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **robert mittleman** (DUPR ID: 17KZNN) - Rating: 5.117, Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
- **James Howitt** (DUPR ID: 3OWR78) - Rating: 5.106, Location: Hollywood, FL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Gerald Alvarado** (DUPR ID: 17NGL5) - Rating: 4.953, Location: N/A
- **Dean Packard** (DUPR ID: 12OQ2R) - Rating: 5.042, Location: Naples, FL, US

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