# Match Record: Holiday Invitational  (2024-12-22)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 07:11:56
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8344031894
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2024-12-22
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** Holiday Invitational 
- **Location:** Hanover Park, IL, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-4784-hanover-park-park-district-community-center-park)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 8-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.31)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Andrew Jacobs** (DUPR ID: 1N5JP2) - Rating: 4.346, Location: Lake in the Hills, IL, US
- **Eric Gates** (DUPR ID: 3X90QR) - Rating: 4.196, Location: Bartlett, IL, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Johnny Nguyen** (DUPR ID: 89OXRE) - Rating: 4.212, Location: Morton, IL, US
- **Mike Kinley** (DUPR ID: 0Y9502) - Rating: 4.492, Location: N/A

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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