# Player Profile: Matt Pfender (DUPR: RZG0ME)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-01-02
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-matt-pfender-RZG0ME
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.601 (Reliability: 25%)
- **Singles Rating:** 3.955 (Reliability: 19%)
- **Career Record:** 132 Wins / 97 Losses (229 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 57.6%
- **Average Points Won %:** 52.8%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.72 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -6.67 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** RCW Athletic Club Pickleball

## 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: 83%
  - Power: 93%
  - Agility: 88%
  - Spin: 73%
  - Stamina: 93%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Grand Island, NY
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Victor Rea (DUPR 4.82)
  - Matches Played: 6
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 17%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 48
- **Active Days:** 36

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-01-27 | 4.463 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2025-02-11 | 4.494 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2025-02-26 | 4.510 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2025-03-13 | 4.524 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2025-03-28 | 4.553 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2025-04-12 | 4.585 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2025-04-27 | 4.806 | MLP 5.0+ - MLP in the 716 | Loss |
| Match 8 | 2025-04-27 | 4.825 | MLP 5.0+ - MLP in the 716 | Loss |
| Match 9 | 2025-06-21 | 4.603 | Clarence Rotary Pickleball Tournament IV - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) Age: (Any)  - Cash Prize Event | Win |
| Match 10 | 2025-06-21 | 4.571 | Clarence Rotary Pickleball Tournament IV - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) Age: (Any)  - Cash Prize Event | Loss |
| Match 11 | 2025-06-21 | 4.574 | Clarence Rotary Pickleball Tournament IV - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) Age: (Any)  - Cash Prize Event | Loss |
| Match 12 | 2025-06-21 | 4.577 | Clarence Rotary Pickleball Tournament IV - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) Age: (Any)  - Cash Prize Event | Win |
| Match 13 | 2025-06-21 | 4.565 | Clarence Rotary Pickleball Tournament IV - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) Age: (Any)  - Cash Prize Event | Loss |
| Match 14 | 2025-07-12 | 4.550 | Salt City Open 2025: Amateur State Championship Series powered by the PPA Tour - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) | Loss |
| Match 15 | 2025-07-12 | 4.615 | Salt City Open 2025: Amateur State Championship Series powered by the PPA Tour - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) | Loss |
| Match 16 | 2025-07-12 | 4.627 | Salt City Open 2025: Amateur State Championship Series powered by the PPA Tour - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) | Win |
| Match 17 | 2025-07-13 | 4.553 | Salt City Open 2025: Amateur State Championship Series powered by the PPA Tour - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) | Loss |
| Match 18 | 2026-01-02 | 4.602 | 2026 Pickleball Island Dinking for Dollars - Mens Singles Skill: (Any) Age: (34 And Under) | Win |
| Match 19 | 2026-01-02 | 4.602 | 2026 Pickleball Island Dinking for Dollars - Mens Singles Skill: (Any) Age: (34 And Under) | Loss |
| Match 20 | 2026-01-02 | 4.602 | 2026 Pickleball Island Dinking for Dollars - Mens Singles Skill: (Any) Age: (34 And Under) | Loss |
| Match 21 | 2026-01-02 | 4.602 | 2026 Pickleball Island Dinking for Dollars - Mens Singles Skill: (Any) Age: (34 And Under) | Win |
| Match 22 | 2026-01-02 | 4.602 | 2026 Pickleball Island Dinking for Dollars - Mens Singles Skill: (Any) Age: (34 And Under) | Loss |
| Match 23 | 2026-01-02 | 4.602 | 2026 Pickleball Island Dinking for Dollars - Mens Singles Skill: (Any) Age: (34 And Under) | Win |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Central Park Tennis Center (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Janet Nixon (DUPR: 4.59)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at Riverside Clay Tennis Courts (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Frank Pickering (DUPR: 4.71)