# Match Record: Diamond Pickleball's Santa Barbara Open Men's 4.5 GOLD (2025-07-18)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 10:19:29
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8358832700
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-07-18
- **Estimated Play Time:** 9:00 PM
- **Event:** Diamond Pickleball's Santa Barbara Open Men's 4.5 GOLD
- **Location:** N/A 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-6
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.26)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Steffano Crovetto** (DUPR ID: 8WDE2Y) - Rating: 4.445, Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
- **Mathew  Joseph** (DUPR ID: 12MW29) - Rating: 4.339, Location: Los Angeles, CA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Brian David Morgan** (DUPR ID: JZNYYJ) - Rating: 3.859, Location: Rosamond, CA, US
- **Zach Abels** (DUPR ID: RZ0GWZ) - Rating: 4.394, Location: Los Angeles, CA, US

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