Teams

Gentle Strokers

2025 Ekolu 18 and Over League · 8.0

15 players · average NTRP 3.94 / OAHU

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Schedule8 played
2025-11-01vs KRC Crazy AcesWon 30
W#1 Female DoublesAlyson Yu / Minako Taniguchi vs Yoshie Groves / Jamia Arner6-1, 6-3
W#1 Male DoublesNaoto Miyazaki / Michael Okai vs Bill Ellis / Adam Picker6-0, 6-1
W#1 Mixed DoublesMelissa Ching / Shinji Sakata vs Carlos Oliveira / Laura Pattie6-2, 6-0
2025-10-25vs Hit squadWon 30
W#1 Female DoublesKatie Yamamoto / Alyssa Watanabe vs Janet Fujiyama / Cherie Dang6-0, 6-2
W#1 Male DoublesHarold Shimono / Shinji Sakata vs Richard Gregory / Steven Bailey4-6, 7-6, 1-0
W#1 Mixed DoublesCaasi Nakasone / Michael Okai vs Jilbert Salamanca / Diana Seppelfrick6-0, 6-1
2025-10-18vs Goma TeiWon 30
W#1 Female DoublesCaasi Nakasone / Kathrynn Hamada vs Erin Mitsuyoshi / Erin Jyo6-1, 7-5
W#1 Male DoublesHarold Shimono / Michael Okai vs Jace Akagi-Okuma / Jerry Siu6-1, 6-1
W#1 Mixed DoublesNaoto Miyazaki / Katie Yamamoto vs N/A6-0, 6-0
2025-10-12vs Down Right FierceWon 21
W#1 Female DoublesAngelie Cook / Katie Yamamoto vs Molly Lammers / Mai Etsumi6-1, 6-3
W#1 Male DoublesHarold Shimono / Michael Okai vs Ryan Hurley / Ernesto Valbuena6-0, 6-2
L#1 Mixed DoublesHunter Yee / Kathrynn Hamada vs Kyle Hiranaga / Courtney Kosaka1-6, 2-6
2025-10-04vs Lito's ModeloWon 20
W#1 Female DoublesMelissa Ching / Minako Taniguchi vs Iris Katsura / Anna Womack6-0, 6-0
W#1 Male DoublesAndy Beckstrand / Naoto Miyazaki vs Dream Shimane / TROY ALLEN6-1, 6-2
2025-09-27vs KRC WENOKEAWon 30
W#1 Female DoublesMelissa Ching / Minako Taniguchi vs Erica Chong / Rachel Motta6-2, 7-6
W#1 Male DoublesHunter Yee / Shinji Sakata vs Daniel Uyemura / Brett Webber6-2, 6-1
W#1 Mixed DoublesJustin Au / Angelie Cook vs Katelyn Sweeney Ching / Gene Ching6-2, 6-4
2025-09-20vs Drink-Play-Eat-RepeatWon 21
L#1 Female DoublesCaasi Nakasone / Alyssa Watanabe vs Jan Matsumoto / Sohee Ki6-7, 3-6
W#1 Male DoublesHarold Shimono / Michael Okai vs Sherwin Mamhot / Matt Takane6-4, 6-0
W#1 Mixed DoublesJustin Au / Angelie Cook vs Marc Cayetano / JUDY Guo6-2, 6-0
2025-09-13vs KPR EkoluWon 20
W#1 Male DoublesHarold Shimono / Michael Okai vs Yun Kim / Jason Kobata6-0, 6-2
W#1 Mixed DoublesAndy Beckstrand / Katie Yamamoto vs Carlo Balmilero / Cora Toledo6-3, 6-3
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Flight standings9 teams · 8.0
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1Gentle Strokers802225104
240s and Then Some802316110
3Disaster INC 8.06220411137
4OCean Ekolu62141021189
5Waialae Iki 544121225195
6KPR Ekolu35101431228
7Jello Shots3591532231
8KRC Crazy Aces3591533244
9No Strings Attached 8.01761839259

Ordered by team wins, then losses, then sets lost — the order USTA uses to seed a flight. Individual wins are lines, not ties.

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ScoutingWhere each opponent usually plays

Signed-in extra: whether this captain plays strict strength order or mixes it up, from every doubles line they have put out. Create a free account to see it.

Roster averages 3.88 estimated across 14 rated players. No lineup is published in advance, so the column below is where each player has actually been used — a captain's habits are the best available forecast. Sign in and claim your record to see who you have played.

4.54
Melissa Ching
published
4.36
Harold Shimono
usually #1 Male Doubles 67%, also #1 Mixed Doubles 33% · published 4.5
4.34
Caasi Nakasone
usually #1 Mixed Doubles 67%, also #1 Female Doubles 33% · published 4.5
4.23
Hunter Yee
usually #1 Male Doubles 50%, also #1 Mixed Doubles 50% · published
4.20
Alyson Yu
published 4.5
4.09
Andy Beckstrand
published 4.5
3.93
Naoto Miyazaki
usually #1 Male Doubles 67%, also #1 Mixed Doubles 33% · published
3.82
Justin Au
usually #1 Mixed Doubles 100% · published
3.70
Angelie Cook
published 4
3.63
Katie Yamamoto
usually #1 Mixed Doubles 50%, also #1 Female Doubles 50% · published 3.5
3.59
Michael Okai
published
3.46
Alyssa Watanabe
published 3.5
3.31
Shinji Sakata
usually #1 Male Doubles 80%, also #1 Mixed Doubles 20% · published 3.5
3.08
Minako Taniguchi
usually #1 Female Doubles 100% · published 3
Kathrynn Hamada
usually #1 Mixed Doubles 50%, also #1 Female Doubles 50% · published
Established pairs

Doubles pairs from this roster with three or more matches together anywhere — ordered by performance against what the rating gap predicted, not by record.

Caasi Nakasone + Harold Shimono7066% games+13.7% vs expected
Harold Shimono + Alyssa Watanabe213 matchesnot enough data
Roster

Ordered by our estimated dynamic rating, which is why two players at the same published level are not tied — a published 4.0 says nothing about where inside the band someone sits. Lines played in this team’s season are shown beside each name.

Melissa Ching
47W–19L career · no lines in 2025
<1%39%61%
4.54
4.5
Harold Shimono
148W–22L career · 9 lines in 2025
1%84%15%
4.36
4.5
Caasi Nakasone
135W–31L career · 6 lines in 2025
1%86%13%
4.34
Hunter Yee
9W–21L career · 2 lines in 2025
5%92%3%
4.23
4.5
Alyson Yu
32W–21L career · no lines in 2025
7%91%2%
4.20
4.5
Andy Beckstrand
15W–7L career · no lines in 2025
26%74%<1%
4.09
Naoto Miyazaki
47W–26L career · 3 lines in 2025
<1%68%32%
3.93
Justin Au
64W–32L career · 2 lines in 2025
1%89%10%
3.82
4
Angelie Cook
37W–21L career · no lines in 2025
8%91%2%
3.70
3.5
Katie Yamamoto
64W–27L career · type A · 8 lines in 2025
<1%18%82%
3.63
Michael Okai
63W–7L career · no lines in 2025
<1%27%73%
3.59
3.5
Alyssa Watanabe
68W–19L career · no lines in 2025
<1%62%38%
3.46
3.5
Shinji Sakata
36W–18L career · 5 lines in 2025
1%90%8%
3.31
3
Minako Taniguchi
49W–21L career · 5 lines in 2025
<1%30%70%
3.08
Kathrynn Hamada
24W–7L career · 2 lines in 2025
not enough data

Three percentages are where each player stands right now: the chance they are below their band, inside it, or above it, on the way they are playing this season. The number on the right is our estimated dynamic rating, which USTA never publishes. This is today rather than a forecast of December, because a forecast has to assume future matches and cannot know whether someone will even be offered them. Percentages are blank where a player has too few matches this season, or at a level where the model does not yet beat a base-rate guess; the estimate is a weaker claim than a probability and survives where those do not.

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