# Match Record: Mishawaka Midwest Open - $25k Challenge - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (50 To 59) (2025-10-26)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 09:44:51
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-8573754263
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## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-10-26
- **Estimated Play Time:** 12:45 AM
- **Event:** Mishawaka Midwest Open - $25k Challenge - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0) Age: (50 To 59)
- **Location:** MISHAWAKA, IN (Facility Page: https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/court-3256-central-park)
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 7-15
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Advanced Tier (3.5+) (Average DUPR: 4.20)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **Chuck Mecklem** (DUPR ID: 8DYEEL) - Rating: 4.323, Location: Ormond Beach, FL, US
- **Tim Hanlon** (DUPR ID: 3LW7DK) - Rating: 3.914, Location: Osceola, IN, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Jonathan Howard** (DUPR ID: 16NV2G) - Rating: 4.378, Location: Warsaw, IN, US
- **Neil Straley** (DUPR ID: 8EPWXM) - Rating: 4.180, Location: Van Wert, OH, US

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