# Match Record: Rockaway Beach Pickleball & Golf Women's Tourney (2026-05-31)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 01:22:52
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8428319716
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-05-31
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Rockaway Beach Pickleball & Golf Women's Tourney
- **Location:** Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY, USA 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 14-12
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.11)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Donna Ward** (Player ID: WXME6Q) - Rating: 3.389, Location: N/A
- **Victoria Starace** (Player ID: 9JNGX7) - Rating: 2.962, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Dawn plakos** (Player ID: LWDV6J) - Rating: 3.145, Location: Kings County, NY, US
- **Janine Barbera** (Player ID: RW5YPD) - Rating: 2.952, Location: Kings County, NY, US

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