# Match Record: Dinking in the Desert (2023-04-02)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-07 03:42:43
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8449379656
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2023-04-02
- **Estimated Play Time:** 5:00 PM
- **Event:** Dinking in the Desert
- **Location:** Saddlebrooke, AZ, USA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-1021-saddlebrooke)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 5-11
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.03)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Dirk Anderson** (DUPR ID: 84VGNK) - Rating: 4.660, Location: Tucson, AZ, US
- **Terri Anderson** (DUPR ID: 3YM0RE) - Rating: 3.500, Location: N/A

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Cindy McAlbin** (DUPR ID: 4L792V) - Rating: 3.500, Location: N/A
- **Sam Alkhoury** (DUPR ID: 1NXPMZ) - Rating: 4.468, Location: Saddlebrooke, AZ, US

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