Teams

Howell 3.5 40

2025 Decatur Spring Adult 40 and Over 3.0 - 4.5 · 3.5 Women

14 players · average NTRP 3.50 / ALABAMA

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Schedule8 played
2025-05-23vs Cordes 3.5 40Lost 02
L#1 DoublesKatherine Russell / Susie Brock vs Andrea Stewart / Clesha Ward4-6, 2-6
L#2 DoublesYolanda Epp / Patty Laughlin vs Beth Wilbanks / Ryan Cate Gibson3-6, 4-6
2025-04-28vs Cordes 3.5 40Won 21
L#1 DoublesJeanne Ackerman / Michelle Howell vs Marjorie Williams / Tammy Wingfield7-6, 3-6, 0-1
W#2 DoublesNora Vanderploeg / Susie Brock vs Kathleen Thompson / Clesha Ward6-3, 7-5
W#3 DoublesYolanda Epp / Penny Taylor vs Donna Jernigan Vehrs / Laura Reasner6-2, 6-3
2025-04-27vs Cordes 3.5 40Won 21
W#1 DoublesYolanda Epp / Penny Taylor vs Tammy Wingfield / Kathleen Thompson6-2, 6-1
W#1 SinglesRene Reder vs Clesha Ward1-6, 6-4, 1-0
L#2 DoublesShannon Douthit / Jennifer Gidley vs Andrea Stewart / Marjorie Williams2-6, 4-6
2025-04-22vs Cordes 3.5 40Lost 12
W#1 DoublesKatherine Russell / Rene Reder vs Laura Collins / Donna Jernigan Vehrs4-6, 2-2
L#2 DoublesPatty Laughlin / Jennifer Gidley vs Mary Wright / Clesha Ward5-7, 6-7
L#3 DoublesNora Vanderploeg / Shannon Douthit vs Andrea Cordes / Marjorie Williams6-7, 1-6
2025-04-05vs Cordes 3.5 40Lost 12
L#1 DoublesYolanda Epp / Patty Laughlin vs Marjorie Williams / Laura Collins4-6, 4-6
W#1 SinglesJeanne Ackerman vs Andrea Stewart6-4, 6-3
L#2 DoublesDiane Hubbard / Debra Roberson vs Donna Jernigan Vehrs / Wendy Brandon4-6, 5-7
2025-03-30vs Cordes 3.5 40Won 21
W#1 DoublesPenny Taylor / Debra Roberson vs Beth Wilbanks / Ryan Cate Gibson6-3, 6-4
L#2 DoublesMichelle Howell / Nora Vanderploeg vs Wendy Brandon / Donna Jernigan Vehrs3-6, 4-6
W#3 DoublesShannon Douthit / Diane Hubbard vs Kathleen Thompson / Laura Collins6-3, 5-7, 1-0
2025-03-27vs Cordes 3.5 40Lost 13
W#1 DoublesLibby Neill / Rene Reder vs Mary Wright / Tammy Wingfield6-1, 7-5
L#1 SinglesShannon Douthit vs Andrea Stewart1-6, 0-6
L#2 DoublesJennifer Gidley / Yolanda Epp vs Clesha Ward / Kelly Frith7-6, 4-6, 1-0
L#3 DoublesNora Vanderploeg / Penny Taylor vs Beth Wilbanks / Linda Brewster6-7, 6-1, 0-1
2025-03-23vs Cordes 3.5 40Lost 12
L#1 DoublesJeanne Ackerman / Rene Reder vs Wendy Brandon / Donna Jernigan Vehrs2-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesPatty Laughlin / Debra Roberson vs Mary Wright / Kathleen Thompson4-6, 6-2, 0-1
W#3 DoublesDiane Hubbard / Susie Brock vs Andrea Cordes / Clesha Ward6-2, 5-7, 1-0
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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 3.11 estimated across 12 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.

3.34
Jeanne Ackerman
usually #1 Doubles 67%, also #1 Singles 33% · published
3.34
Debra Roberson
usually #3 Doubles 40%, also #2 Doubles 40% · published 3.5
3.31
Yolanda Epp
usually #2 Doubles 40%, also #1 Doubles 40% · published
3.23
Rene Reder
usually #1 Doubles 75%, also #1 Singles 25% · published
3.21
Libby Neill
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 50% · published
3.16
Katherine Russell
usually #1 Doubles 60%, also #3 Doubles 20% · published
3.13
Diane Hubbard
usually #1 Doubles 38%, also #3 Doubles 38% · published 3.5
3.05
Cindy Gattis
published 3.5
2.96
Nora Vanderploeg
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
2.92
Jennifer Gidley
usually #2 Doubles 80%, also #1 Doubles 20% · published
2.87
Susie Brock
usually #1 Doubles 33%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
2.79
Patty Laughlin
usually #2 Doubles 56%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published
Penny Taylor
usually #3 Doubles 67%, also #1 Doubles 22% · published
Shannon Douthit
usually #1 Doubles 38%, also #2 Doubles 25% · 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.

Cindy Gattis + Patty Laughlin1636% games−9.5% vs expected
Diane Hubbard + Jennifer Gidley224 matchesnot enough data
Patty Laughlin + Nora Vanderploeg134 matchesnot enough data
Shannon Douthit + Nora Vanderploeg123 matchesnot enough data
Debra Roberson + Penny Taylor123 matchesnot enough data
Debra Roberson + Jeanne Ackerman213 matchesnot enough data
Libby Neill + Patty Laughlin033 matchesnot enough data
Nora Vanderploeg + Jennifer Gidley033 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.

Jeanne Ackerman
15W–7L career · 3 lines in 2025
1%86%13%
3.34
3.5
Debra Roberson
12W–11L career · 5 lines in 2025
1%87%12%
3.34
Yolanda Epp
53W–32L career · 5 lines in 2025
1%90%9%
3.31
Rene Reder
13W–4L career · 4 lines in 2025
5%92%2%
3.23
Libby Neill
10W–9L career · 2 lines in 2025
7%91%2%
3.21
Katherine Russell
54W–70L career · 5 lines in 2025
13%86%1%
3.16
3.5
Diane Hubbard
30W–18L career · 8 lines in 2025
18%81%<1%
3.13
3.5
Cindy Gattis
7W–27L career · no lines in 2025
35%65%<1%
3.05
Nora Vanderploeg
58W–53L career · 4 lines in 2025
<1%61%38%
2.96
Jennifer Gidley
32W–20L career · 5 lines in 2025
<1%71%28%
2.92
Susie Brock
27W–32L career · 3 lines in 2025
<1%82%17%
2.87
Patty Laughlin
38W–58L career · 9 lines in 2025
2%91%7%
2.79
Penny Taylor
8W–10L career · 9 lines in 2025
not enough data
Shannon Douthit
5W–9L career · 8 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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