# Match Record: The DUPR Ladder Round 1 (2025-11-23)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 13:56:34
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8578953782
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-11-23
- **Estimated Play Time:** 3:30 PM
- **Event:** The DUPR Ladder Round 1
- **Location:** 3800 Merle Hay Rd suite 1000, Des Moines, IA 50310, USA 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 7-9
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 3.08)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Dmitriy Holthaus** (Player ID: WKXQ2M) - Rating: 3.094, Location: West Des Moines, IA, US
- **Garrett Gathman** (Player ID: XKKN52) - Rating: 2.974, Location: West Des Moines, IA, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Christian Wittry** (Player ID: OZ5YRP) - Rating: 3.097, Location: Waukee, IA, US
- **Mark Murphy** (Player ID: ODOV77) - Rating: 3.151, Location: Johnston, IA, US

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