# Match Record: POOL C DUPR 13 Women's v3 / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship (2025-12-05)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 01:14:05
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8373731906
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-05
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** POOL C DUPR 13 Women's v3 / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship
- **Location:** Pickler Universe - Carrollton 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 19-21
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.03)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Katie Merrill** (DUPR ID: 3LWJZ8) - Rating: 4.321, Location: Tulsa, OK, US
- **Mary Kruse** (DUPR ID: V4EKGJ) - Rating: 3.858, Location: Dardenne Prairie, MO, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Paris Delbosque** (DUPR ID: 2YKEN9) - Rating: 4.195, Location: San Antonio, TX, US
- **crystal encinas** (DUPR ID: G5VXMX) - Rating: 3.752, Location: Fort Worth, TX, US

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