# Match Record: Gateway Smash: Spring 2026 League - Spring 2026 Ladder (2026-04-12)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 08:18:12
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8363584298
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-04-12
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** Gateway Smash: Spring 2026 League - Spring 2026 Ladder
- **Location:** Arch Pickleball & Badminton - Bridgeton, Missouri 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-2
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 2.93)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Morgan  Gifford** (DUPR ID: DY6OK6) - Rating: 2.961, Location: St. Louis, MO, US
- **Matt Brady** (DUPR ID: GX504M) - Rating: 3.103, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Joseph  Robinson** (DUPR ID: XORLG5) - Rating: 2.778, Location: Saint Charles, MO, US
- **Joel Davis** (DUPR ID: 6NMWO0) - Rating: 2.891, Location: Weldon Spring, MO, US

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