Teams

STLWC/Williams/55&Over8.0M

2024 Adult 55 & Over · Men 8.0

15 players · average NTRP 4.00 / ST. LOUIS

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Schedule8 played
2024-07-18vs Hawks (George Lower)Won 21
L#1 DoublesJeff Banker / Rick Tao vs Kevin Mowery / Ralf Nosic6-2, 4-6, 0-1
W#2 DoublesSteven Oppliger / Dean Williams vs James Dixon / John Nash6-3, 6-2
W#3 DoublesMichael Goffe / John Gunther vs Randolph Fauser / Bob Maguire6-7, 6-3, 1-0
2024-06-27vs DeuchlerWon 20
W#1 DoublesRick Crider / Mark Sophir vs John Schless / Tim Woerther6-1, 6-2
W#2 DoublesJ Grant Dambach / Jerome Sachar vs Fikret Ercal / Michael Gibbons7-5, 6-4
2024-06-23vs Kara Little (Shouldis 2)Split 11
L#1 DoublesJohn Gunther / Timothy Van Rhein vs Michael Brennan / Paul Reiss3-6, 3-6
W#2 DoublesBarney Bier / Jerome Sachar vs Matthew Mertens / Jeff Uchello7-6, 6-1
2024-06-20vs STL/Shouldis/55&Over8.0MLost 12
W#1 DoublesSteven Oppliger / Dean Williams vs Keith Allison / Alan Lesko6-2, 7-6
L#2 DoublesPatrick Costigan / John Gunther vs James Hipkiss / Sam Shouldis1-6, 0-6
L#3 DoublesJ Grant Dambach / Jerome Sachar vs Tim Hasara / Derek Stirewalt0-6, 3-6
2024-06-13vs Kara Little (Shouldis 2)Won 20
W#1 DoublesJohn Gunther / Timothy Van Rhein vs Michael Brennan / Laurie Mestdagh6-1, 6-0
W#2 DoublesSteven Oppliger / Dean Williams vs Jim Enright / Jeff Uchello7-6, 6-1
2024-06-06vs Hawks (George Lower)Lost 12
L#1 DoublesPatrick Costigan / Robert McKendry vs Randolph Fauser / John Nash1-6, 2-6
W#2 DoublesJohn Gunther / Dean Williams vs Kevin Mowery / Ralf Nosic6-3, 4-6, 1-0
L#3 DoublesJ Grant Dambach / Jerome Sachar vs Bob Maguire / Jerry Stanley1-6, 6-2, 0-1
2024-05-23vs DeuchlerWon 30
W#1 DoublesJohn Gunther / Robert McKendry vs John Schless / Burak Taysi6-1, 6-3
W#2 DoublesJ Grant Dambach / Gabriel Vuagniaux vs Steve Disch / Fikret Ercal6-3, 6-3
W#3 DoublesBarney Bier / Jerome Sachar vs Nicholas Argyres / Michael Gibbons7-6, 5-3
2024-05-17vs STL/Shouldis/55&Over8.0MWon 20
W#1 DoublesSteven Oppliger / Dean Williams vs Sam Shouldis / Jon Tchen7-5, 4-6, 1-0
W#2 DoublesPatrick Costigan / John Gunther vs Michael Patrick / Derek Stirewalt7-5, 3-6, 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 3.69 estimated across 10 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.

4.37
Rick Tao
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
4.16
Mark Sophir
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
3.78
Michael Goffe
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
Dean Williams
published 4
3.66
Patrick Costigan
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published
3.62
Steven Oppliger
usually #1 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
3.56
John Gunther
usually #1 Doubles 43%, also #2 Doubles 43% · published
3.52
Barney Bier
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · published 4
3.50
Robert McKendry
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
3.50
Gabriel Vuagniaux
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published
3.25
Jeff Banker
usually #1 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
J Grant Dambach
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · published
Jerome Sachar
usually #3 Doubles 60%, also #2 Doubles 40% · published
Rick Crider
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
Timothy Van Rhein
usually #1 Doubles 100% · 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.

John Gunther + Dean Williams8458% games+6.2% vs expected
Jerome Sachar + Steven Oppliger14362% games+4.4% vs expected
Steven Oppliger + Dean Williams10853% games+2.0% vs expected
Patrick Costigan + Barney Bier7452% games+1.5% vs expected
Patrick Costigan + Steven Oppliger8356% games+0.7% vs expected
Dean Williams + J Grant Dambach10658% games−0.7% vs expected
Steven Oppliger + J Grant Dambach191056% games−2.9% vs expected
Barney Bier + Jerome Sachar5252% games−5.0% vs expected
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.

Rick Tao
82W–29L career · 1 line in 2024
<1%82%18%
4.37
Mark Sophir
65W–28L career · 1 line in 2024
13%86%1%
4.16
Michael Goffe
96W–35L career · 1 line in 2024
2%92%6%
3.78
4
Dean Williams
67W–29L career · no lines in 2024
not enough data
Patrick Costigan
76W–43L career · 3 lines in 2024
12%87%1%
3.66
Steven Oppliger
99W–72L career · 4 lines in 2024
19%80%<1%
3.62
John Gunther
58W–55L career · 7 lines in 2024
34%66%<1%
3.56
4
Barney Bier
57W–61L career · 2 lines in 2024
43%56%<1%
3.52
Robert McKendry
73W–87L career · 2 lines in 2024
49%51%<1%
3.50
Gabriel Vuagniaux
51W–67L career · 1 line in 2024
51%49%<1%
3.50
Jeff Banker
64W–53L career · 2 lines in 2024
4%93%4%
3.25
J Grant Dambach
78W–39L career · 4 lines in 2024
not enough data
Jerome Sachar
109W–59L career · 5 lines in 2024
not enough data
Rick Crider
22W–4L career · 1 line in 2024
not enough data
Timothy Van Rhein
18W–20L career · 2 lines in 2024
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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