# Player Profile: Howard Mendel (DUPR: 3Z7MED)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-05-01
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-howard-mendel-3Z7MED
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 5.239 (Reliability: 100%)
- **Singles Rating:** 5.328 (Reliability: 1%)
- **Career Record:** 146 Wins / 62 Losses (208 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 70.2%
- **Average Points Won %:** 58.98%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.906 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -14.39 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** PebbleCreek Pball Club - Competitive

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Precision Dink Strategist
  *Description: A master of soft placement, commanding the kitchen dink rallies with patience, consistency, and crosscourt angles.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 68%
  - Power: 73%
  - Agility: 88%
  - Spin: 93%
  - Stamina: 73%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Sideout Tsunami Pickleball Center
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** David Spearman (DUPR 5.38)
  - Matches Played: 4
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 75%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 60
- **Active Days:** 39

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-12-26 | 5.082 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2026-01-10 | 5.116 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2026-01-25 | 5.135 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2026-02-09 | 5.153 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2026-02-24 | 5.184 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2026-03-11 | 5.220 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2026-03-26 | 5.153 | APP Tour: 2026 AARP Open - AARP Masters (60+) Mixed Pro Doubles | Loss |
| Match 8 | 2026-03-26 | 5.193 | APP Tour: 2026 AARP Open - AARP Masters (60+) Mixed Pro Doubles | Win |
| Match 9 | 2026-03-27 | 5.152 | APP Tour: 2026 AARP Open - AARP Masters (60+) Mens Pro Doubles | Win |
| Match 10 | 2026-03-27 | 5.160 | APP Tour: 2026 AARP Open - AARP Masters (60+) Mens Pro Doubles | Win |
| Match 11 | 2026-03-27 | 5.155 | APP Tour: 2026 AARP Open - AARP Masters (60+) Mens Pro Doubles | Loss |
| Match 12 | 2026-03-27 | 5.170 | APP Tour: 2026 AARP Open - AARP Masters (60+) Mens Pro Doubles | Win |
| Match 13 | 2026-03-28 | 5.190 | APP Tour: 2026 AARP Open - AARP Masters (65+) Mens Pro Doubles | Win |
| Match 14 | 2026-03-28 | 5.168 | APP Tour: 2026 AARP Open - AARP Masters (65+) Mens Pro Doubles | Win |
| Match 15 | 2026-03-28 | 5.158 | APP Tour: 2026 AARP Open - AARP Masters (65+) Mens Pro Doubles | Loss |
| Match 16 | 2026-05-01 | 5.239 | APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shriners Children's - AARP Masters (60+) Mens Pro Doubles | Win |
| Match 17 | 2026-05-01 | 5.241 | APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shriners Children's - AARP Masters (60+) Mens Pro Doubles | Win |
| Match 18 | 2026-05-01 | 5.236 | APP Sacramento Open Benftg. Shriners Children's - AARP Masters (60+) Mens Pro Doubles | Win |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Zach Donovan (DUPR: 4.82)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Lea Jansen (DUPR: 5.79)