# Match Record: PPA Tour: Rate Vegas Cup - Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier (2025-10-21)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 08:02:08
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-21
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** PPA Tour: Rate Vegas Cup - Mens Doubles Pro Qualifier
- **Location:** Las Vegas, NV (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-6981-the-pickleball-universe)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-8, 11-3
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 5.93)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Rafael Lenhard ** (DUPR ID: ZN64DD) - Rating: 5.794, Location: Porto Alegre, RS, BR
- **Troy Akin** (DUPR ID: 8M7EMO) - Rating: 6.047, Location: Los Angeles, CA, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Matt Baca** (DUPR ID: 8E22W1) - Rating: 5.619, Location: Santa Monica, CA, US
- **Erik Pailet** (DUPR ID: 3XWW42) - Rating: 6.265, Location: Burbank, CA, US

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