# Match Record: POOL I DUPR 18 / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship (2025-12-08)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-04 23:52:44
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-08
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** POOL I DUPR 18 / 2025 The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championship
- **Location:** Pickler Universe - Carrollton 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 21-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.26)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Laken Brown** (DUPR ID: OD0R42) - Rating: 4.024, Location: Little Rock, AR, US
- **Kendall Shepard** (DUPR ID: L2DP5Z) - Rating: 4.424, Location: Little Rock, AR, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Raysha Canup** (DUPR ID: 3YDV5P) - Rating: 4.035, Location: McKinney, TX, US
- **Jessica Welch** (DUPR ID: 1R4YYZ) - Rating: 4.541, Location: Rockwall, TX, US

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