Teams

Gr8 Balls a Fire

Adult 40 & Over Summer · 4.0 Men

11 players · average NTRP 3.50 / DELAWARE

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Schedule22 played
2022-08-09Won 10
W#1 DoublesJames Taylor / Nandish Kopri vs Narayan Rao / Dwight Sutton6-3, 6-0
2022-08-08Won 10
W#1 DoublesJames Taylor / Dennis Krijt vs Mark Patton / Carlos Araujo6-3, 6-4
2022-07-30Won 10
W#2 DoublesJames Taylor / Randall Updike vs Ron Cameron / Nicholas Carty6-3, 7-5
2022-07-28Lost 01
L#3 DoublesJames Taylor / Michael Rose vs Mike MacDougal / Merrick Morris3-6, 4-6
2022-07-22vs WCC 4.0Lost 02
L#1 DoublesEdward Gillespie / James Taylor vs Vincent Abessinio / Ryan Sysko0-6, 2-6
L#2 DoublesWayne Erne / Kim Svendsen vs Adam Landis / David Houston0-6, 2-6
2022-07-21vs SmashersLost 02
L#2 DoublesEdward Gillespie / Kim Svendsen vs Joseph Muoio / Daniel Rubbo4-6, 4-6
L#3 DoublesTim Hoffman / Wayne Erne vs John Bishop / Steven Morris1-6, 0-6
2022-07-19Lost 01
L#3 DoublesGreg Merlino / James Taylor vs Mark Dingfield / Hal Perlman1-6, 5-7
2022-07-16Won 10
W#2 DoublesJames Taylor / Michael Rose vs Edward Sullivan / John Pagano6-1, 6-4
2022-07-11vs Unprotected SetsLost 02
L#2 DoublesKim Svendsen / Tim Hoffman vs Greg Stenz / Andrew Hall2-6, 3-6
L#3 DoublesMichael Maggitti / David Bennett vs Carlos Amezcua / Bill Richins5-7, 4-6
2022-07-10vs WatermenLost 02
L#2 DoublesWayne Erne / Kim Svendsen vs Allan Weiner / Andrew Walck3-6, 6-7
L#3 DoublesMichael Maggitti / Barry Mendelson vs Edward Bouscaren / Gregory Rash5-7, 3-6
2022-07-08vs Grip N Rip 4.0Split 11
W#1 DoublesStephen Moulton / James Taylor vs Jeff Long / Eric Voigt1-6, 6-4, 1-0
L#2 DoublesKim Svendsen / Jawahar Balakrishnan vs Paul MacAllister / Tariq Quraishi4-6, 3-6
2022-07-06vs Radley RaidersLost 02
L#2 DoublesJames Taylor / Edward Gillespie vs Jed Mayk / Craig Scott2-6, 2-6
L#3 DoublesTim Oakes / Kim Svendsen vs Neil Millman / Scott Amsbaugh3-6, 6-7
2022-06-27vs WCC 4.0Lost 03
L#1 DoublesJames Taylor / Kim Svendsen vs Ryan Sysko / Vincent Abessinio1-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesJawahar Balakrishnan / Michael Rave vs Vasan Param / Robert Rittereiser2-6, 3-6
L#3 DoublesDavid Bennett / Wayne Erne vs David Houston / Joel Friedlander6-7, 0-6
2022-06-18vs Birds of PreyLost 03
L#1 DoublesStephen Moulton / Tim Oakes vs Jesse Stemberger / Stephane Ritz3-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesWayne Erne / Barry Mendelson vs Frank Dougherty / Aleks Mirkovic2-6, 6-2, 0-1
L#3 DoublesTim Hoffman / Michael Maggitti vs Douglas Fletcher / Bruce McFall3-6, 1-6
2022-06-17vs Grip N Rip 4.0Lost 12
L#1 DoublesJames Taylor / Stephen Moulton vs David Knight / Jeff Long2-6, 6-4, 0-1
L#2 DoublesJawahar Balakrishnan / Kim Svendsen vs Jason Shapiro / Paul MacAllister0-6, 3-6
W#3 DoublesWayne Erne / James Ferraro vs Gary Pogue / Nilay Shah6-4, 6-4
2022-06-15vs SmashersLost 03
L#1 DoublesJames Taylor / Stephen Moulton vs John Bishop / William Rivers4-6, 6-7
L#2 DoublesWayne Erne / Barry Mendelson vs Joseph Muoio / Joseph Sassa2-6, 3-6
L#3 DoublesKim Svendsen / Tim Hoffman vs Augusto Francisco / Selvam Mascarenhas1-6, 2-6
2022-06-11vs Rodney StreetLost 02
L#1 DoublesJawahar Balakrishnan / Stephen Moulton vs Allen Koski / H David Mitchell1-6, 1-6
L#2 DoublesMichael Maggitti / Wayne Erne vs Nicholas Tan / Eugene Beer3-6, 2-6
2022-06-06vs WatermenLost 12
L#1 DoublesJames Taylor / Edward Gillespie vs Richard Brenner / Barry Derr3-6, 1-6
W#2 DoublesKim Svendsen / Stephen Moulton vs Allan Weiner / Taku Kambayashi6-3, 6-3
L#3 DoublesTim Hoffman / Barry Mendelson vs Tim McCarley / Stephen Johnson0-6, 0-6
2022-05-25vs Radley RaidersLost 13
L#1 DoublesJawahar Balakrishnan / Edward Gillespie vs Kurt Hutter / David West0-6, 6-7
L#1 SinglesSalvatore DiBenedetto vs Chris Avayou1-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesJames Taylor / Tim Oakes vs Weston Dinsel / Michael Weidinger3-6, 1-6
W#3 DoublesMichael Maggitti / Wayne Erne vs Richard Kennedy / Brad Venema7-6, 7-6
2022-05-11vs Unprotected SetsLost 03
L#1 DoublesEdward Gillespie / Tim Oakes vs Russell Chamberlin / John Savon1-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesMichael Maggitti / Kim Svendsen vs Andrew Hall / John Heilman2-6, 4-6
L#3 DoublesWayne Erne / David Bennett vs Bill Richins / Carlos Amezcua4-6, 1-6
2022-05-02vs Birds of PreyLost 04
L#1 DoublesEdward Gillespie / Tim Oakes vs Stephane Ritz / Brian Vincent6-4, 2-6, 0-1
L#1 SinglesSalvatore DiBenedetto vs Louis Foppiano2-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesTim Hoffman / Kim Svendsen vs David Giordano / Jason Kutzura3-6, 3-6
L#3 DoublesDavid Bennett / Wayne Erne vs Douglas Fletcher / Santosh Gaikwad4-6, 6-4, 0-1
2022-04-27vs Rodney StreetLost 03
L#1 DoublesKim Svendsen / Edward Gillespie vs Paul Miller / Kevin Conmy0-6, 2-6
L#2 DoublesWayne Erne / Michael Maggitti vs Nick Rizzo / Brendan ONeill1-6, 3-6
L#3 DoublesBarry Mendelson / Tim Hoffman vs Tyrone Aguillard / Charlie Wang0-6, 2-6
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Flight standings8 teams · 4.0 Men
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1Watermen014223475559
2WCC 4.0015253578578
3Radley Raiders015194185609
4Rodney Street016511333431
5Unprotected Sets016402455525
6Birds of Prey016343072590
7Grip N Rip 4.0016313378614
8Gr8 Balls a Fire016955112720

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 3.18 estimated across 7 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.

3.50
Sibasisha Padhy
published
3.42
Tim Oakes
usually #1 Doubles 60%, also #3 Doubles 20% · published
3.37
Jawahar Balakrishnan
usually #2 Doubles 60%, also #1 Doubles 40% · published
James Ferraro
usually #2 Singles 100% · published 3.5
James Taylor
usually #1 Doubles 57%, also #2 Doubles 29% · published 3.5
3.18
Barry Mendelson
usually #2 Doubles 47%, also #1 Doubles 32% · published 3.5
3.17
Kim Svendsen
usually #2 Doubles 69%, also #1 Doubles 15% · published
2.95
Michael Maggitti
usually #1 Doubles 39%, also #3 Doubles 31% · published
2.69
Tim Hoffman
usually #2 Doubles 59%, also #3 Doubles 41% · published
Salvatore DiBenedetto
usually #1 Singles 100% · published
Wayne Erne
usually #1 Doubles 37%, also #2 Doubles 33% · 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.

Wayne Erne + Barry Mendelson4649% games+0.7% vs expected
Wayne Erne + Kim Svendsen41241% gamesnot enough data
Kim Svendsen + Tim Oakes2640% gamesnot enough data
Tim Hoffman + Barry Mendelson1525% gamesnot enough data
Wayne Erne + Michael Maggitti1436% gamesnot enough data
Tim Hoffman + Michael Maggitti0522% gamesnot enough data
Wayne Erne + Tim Oakes044 matchesnot enough data
Wayne Erne + Tim Hoffman033 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.

Sibasisha Padhy
15W–27L career · no lines in 2022
52%48%<1%
3.50
Tim Oakes
39W–94L career · 5 lines in 2022
74%26%<1%
3.42
Jawahar Balakrishnan
13W–29L career · 5 lines in 2022
85%15%<1%
3.37
3.5
James Ferraro
1W–1L career · 2 lines in 2022
not enough data
3.5
James Taylor
72W–229L career · 14 lines in 2022
not enough data
3.5
Barry Mendelson
28W–39L career · 19 lines in 2022
9%91%1%
3.18
Kim Svendsen
52W–124L career · 13 lines in 2022
9%90%1%
3.17
Michael Maggitti
29W–59L career · 13 lines in 2022
65%35%<1%
2.95
Tim Hoffman
4W–97L career · 17 lines in 2022
99%1%<1%
2.69
Salvatore DiBenedetto
29W–72L career · 2 lines in 2022
not enough data
Wayne Erne
94W–113L career · 30 lines in 2022
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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