# Match Record: 2025 PUBLIX Candy Cane Classic - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (35+, 50+, 60+) COMBINED (2025-12-06)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-09 02:25:09
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8471385372
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-06
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** 2025 PUBLIX Candy Cane Classic - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (35+, 50+, 60+) COMBINED
- **Location:** Macon, GA (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3841-blees-park)
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 15-3
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Pro / Elite Tier (4.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.53)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Nathan Gabel** (DUPR ID: ZNGRJL) - Rating: 4.175, Location: Tifton, GA, US
- **Thomas Provost ** (DUPR ID: 7D92V0) - Rating: 5.197, Location: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FR

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Steve Lowe** (DUPR ID: 16PPJD) - Rating: 4.476, Location: Talking Rock, GA, US
- **Stephen Rahn** (DUPR ID: 8GW7PM) - Rating: 4.258, Location: Ball Ground, GA, US

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