# Match Record: DUPR - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1 (2026-02-21)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 00:59:55
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2026-02-21
- **Estimated Play Time:** 6:15 AM
- **Event:** DUPR - Pickleheads Gauntlet - Game 1
- **Location:** Pickleball Kingdom - Menomonee Falls 
- **Outcome:** Loss
- **Scores:** 11-9
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 3.90)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Jim Brown** (DUPR ID: LV0P6Z) - Rating: 4.002, Location: WI, US
- **Balaji  Kulothungan** (DUPR ID: X0GG54) - Rating: 3.703, Location: Brookfield, WI, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Ryan Dudek** (DUPR ID: 99XKOV) - Rating: 3.930, Location: Greenfield, WI, US
- **Nick Loughrin** (DUPR ID: LVXNLK) - Rating: 3.976, Location: Hartland, WI, US

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