Teams

DE - Palmer

2026 Decatur Winter Mixed 40 & Over 3.0 - 4.5 · 4.0 Mixed Doubles- 40 and over

12 players · average NTRP 4.00 / ALABAMA

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Schedule7 played
2026-02-28vs Cappelletti 4.0 40 Mixed WWon 30
W#1 DoublesChristopher Gainer / Derinda Gainer vs Mark Smith / Sheila Smith6-1, 6-3
W#2 DoublesAkram Haggag / Stephanie Steele vs Wesley Swoopes / Annie Diaz6-3, 6-1
W#3 DoublesRay Palmer / Lensey Smith vs Craig Hovan / Christi Cappelletti6-1, 7-6
2026-02-17vs Cappelletti 4.0 40 Mixed WWon 21
W#1 DoublesChristopher Gainer / Derinda Gainer vs Andrew Plankenhorn / Ryan Cate Gibson6-1, 6-0
L#2 DoublesTom Snoddy / Kristy Palmer vs Craig Hovan / Wendy Brandon0-6, 2-6
W#3 DoublesJames Steele / Nermein Lotfy vs Neil Matson / Annie Diaz6-2, 6-4
2026-02-09vs Cappelletti 4.0 40 Mixed WLost 12
L#1 DoublesRon Chesser / Kristy Palmer vs John Smith / Courtney Perrin7-5, 1-6, 0-1
L#2 DoublesJames Steele / Debra Weaver vs Neil Matson / Wendy Brandon1-6, 6-3, 0-1
W#3 DoublesChristopher Gainer / Derinda Gainer vs Wesley Swoopes / Christi Cappelletti7-6, 7-6
2026-02-01vs Cappelletti 4.0 40 Mixed WWon 21
L#1 DoublesRon Chesser / Debra Weaver vs Wesley Swoopes / Wendy Brandon2-6, 2-6
W#2 DoublesRay Palmer / Kristy Palmer vs Mark Smith / Sheila Smith6-4, 6-4
W#3 DoublesJames Steele / Nermein Lotfy vs John Smith / Courtney Perrin4-6, 6-4, 1-0
2026-01-17vs Cappelletti 4.0 40 Mixed WWon 21
L#1 DoublesChristopher Gainer / Derinda Gainer vs Wesley Swoopes / Wendy Brandon3-6, 6-3, 0-1
W#2 DoublesAkram Haggag / Nermein Lotfy vs Mark Smith / Sheila Smith6-2, 6-0
W#3 DoublesTom Snoddy / Debra Weaver vs Neil Matson / Annie Diaz2-6, 6-4, 1-0
2026-01-12vs Cappelletti 4.0 40 Mixed WWon 21
W#1 DoublesChristopher Gainer / Derinda Gainer vs Mark Smith / Sheila Smith6-2, 6-1
W#2 DoublesTom Snoddy / Lensey Smith vs John Smith / Courtney Perrin6-4, 7-5
L#3 DoublesRay Palmer / Kristy Palmer vs Craig Hovan / Wendy Brandon1-6, 6-4, 0-1
2026-01-10vs Cappelletti 4.0 40 Mixed WWon 30
W#1 DoublesJames Steele / Stephanie Steele vs John Smith / Wendy Brandon6-3, 7-6
W#2 DoublesAkram Haggag / Nermein Lotfy vs Wesley Swoopes / Annie Diaz7-5, 6-2
W#3 DoublesTom Snoddy / Debra Weaver vs Andrew Plankenhorn / Ryan Cate Gibson6-4, 6-1
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Flight standings2 teams · 4.0 Mixed Doubles- 40 and over
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1DE - Palmer6115614164
2Cappelletti 4.0 40 Mixed W1661534219

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 3.68 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.

3.98
Christopher Gainer
usually #1 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 17% · published 4
3.94
Stephanie Steele
usually #2 Doubles 40%, also #1 Doubles 40% · published
3.85
Tom Snoddy
usually #2 Doubles 57%, also #3 Doubles 29% · published
3.78
Nermein Lotfy
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · published
3.73
Derinda Gainer
usually #1 Doubles 80%, also #3 Doubles 20% · published 4
3.71
Ron Chesser
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
3.69
James Steele
usually #3 Doubles 43%, also #2 Doubles 29% · published
3.61
Lensey Smith
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
3.60
Debra Weaver
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 25% · published 4
3.49
Ray Palmer
usually #3 Doubles 60%, also #2 Doubles 40% · published
3.49
Kristy Palmer
usually #3 Doubles 33%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published
3.28
Akram Haggag
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published 4
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.

Ron Chesser + Kristy Palmer11555% games+9.1% vs expected
Derinda Gainer + Christopher Gainer24762% games+4.2% vs expected
Stephanie Steele + James Steele15952% games+1.4% vs expected
Ray Palmer + Kristy Palmer31242% games+0.3% vs expected
Nermein Lotfy + Akram Haggag31244% games−8.8% vs expected
Tom Snoddy + Kristy Palmer2446% gamesnot enough data
Tom Snoddy + Nermein Lotfy2352% gamesnot enough data
Tom Snoddy + Lensey Smith213 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.

4
Christopher Gainer
131W–27L career · 6 lines in 2026
<1%55%45%
3.98
Stephanie Steele
133W–37L career · 5 lines in 2026
<1%66%34%
3.94
Tom Snoddy
63W–39L career · 7 lines in 2026
1%86%13%
3.85
Nermein Lotfy
39W–59L career · 4 lines in 2026
2%92%6%
3.78
4
Derinda Gainer
101W–44L career · 5 lines in 2026
5%92%3%
3.73
Ron Chesser
48W–35L career · 2 lines in 2026
6%92%2%
3.71
James Steele
49W–53L career · 7 lines in 2026
9%90%1%
3.69
Lensey Smith
40W–49L career · 2 lines in 2026
22%78%<1%
3.61
4
Debra Weaver
81W–68L career · 4 lines in 2026
24%76%<1%
3.60
Ray Palmer
27W–51L career · 5 lines in 2026
52%48%<1%
3.49
Kristy Palmer
43W–74L career · 6 lines in 2026
53%47%<1%
3.49
4
Akram Haggag
16W–34L career · 3 lines in 2026
94%6%<1%
3.28

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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