Teams

SFT:Spark:Schumer/Brooks

2024 EMA Adult 40 & Over Men · 3.5 Men

17 players · average NTRP 3.62 / EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS

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Schedule10 played
2024-08-01vs SFT:Spark Blue:vanRavesstynWon 31
W#1 DoublesRalph Brooks / Paul Casarano vs EVERARD HATCH / Marco Molea6-4, 6-4
W#1 SinglesMark Yanowitz vs John Karbassi3-6, 6-2, 1-0
W#2 DoublesJuan Ortega / Jeffrey Schumer vs TED BORSETI / Scott Burnham7-5, 6-4
L#3 DoublesPaul Seyffert / Michael Souza vs JEFFREY SOLTES / Jason Baudreau4-6, 2-6
2024-07-18vs WIL:Willows:KalajianWon 40
W#1 DoublesErik C Smith / Steven Colby vs Brad Hall / Charles Gary Barros7-5, 4-5, 1-0
W#1 SinglesJoseph Rencic vs Chengzong Li6-1, 6-2
W#2 DoublesRalph Brooks / Jeffrey Hemman vs Mark Heichman / An Vo4-6, 6-2, 1-0
W#3 DoublesMashood Illikkal / Paul Casarano vs Scott Stewart / Christian Papalia2-6, 6-3, 1-0
2024-07-11vs TRU:Trull Brook:DemarcoSplit 22
L#1 DoublesSteven Colby / Mashood Illikkal vs Jose Duarte Barreiros / Daniel Merlin6-1, 0-6, 1-0
W#1 SinglesErik C Smith vs Weiwei Shu6-0, 6-1
L#2 DoublesCarlos Ortiz / Mark Yanowitz vs Upendar Garg / Alejandro Merino2-6, 3-6
W#3 DoublesJeffrey Schumer / Ralph Brooks vs Channing Lai / Roland Gingras6-2, 6-4
2024-06-27vs SFT:Spark Green:SidemanWon 40
W#1 DoublesMark Yanowitz / Erik C Smith vs James O'Brien / Brett Young3-6, 6-3, 1-0
W#1 SinglesJames Cranston vs Jeremy Smith6-0, 2-6, 1-0
W#2 DoublesJoseph Rencic / Juan Ortega vs Khurrum Ahmad / Bala Balachander7-6, 5-3
W#3 DoublesJeffrey Hemman / Paul Seyffert vs Michael Chan / Carmen Scarpa7-6, 6-4
2024-06-20vs BRTC:Golden Oldies:SpectorWon 21
L#1 DoublesRalph Brooks / Jeffrey Hemman vs Peter Goodridge / Jason Kaminsky6-4, 0-6, 0-1
W#2 DoublesSteven Colby / Robert McHugh vs Jeff Kabriel / Stephen Smith6-1, 6-2
W#3 DoublesMichael Souza / Mark Yanowitz vs Sanjay Aurora / Jon Bornstein6-1, 6-1
2024-06-13vs WIL:Willows:KalajianWon 31
L#1 DoublesRalph Brooks / Steven Colby vs Stanislav Margolin / Brad Hall0-6, 3-6
W#1 SinglesErik C Smith vs Chengzong Li6-1, 4-6, 1-0
W#2 DoublesJames Cranston / Paul Casarano vs Scott Stewart / An Vo6-2, 6-4
W#3 DoublesCarlos Ortiz / Al Uluatam vs John O'Donnell / Christian Papalia6-1, 6-0
2024-06-06vs TRU:Trull Brook:DemarcoWon 40
W#1 DoublesRalph Brooks / Erik C Smith vs Upendar Garg / Ashvin Kalyanaraman6-2, 6-4
W#1 SinglesSteven Colby vs Weiwei Shu6-1, 6-1
W#2 DoublesJoseph Rencic / Al Uluatam vs Roland Gingras / Daniel Merlin6-3, 6-0
W#3 DoublesJames Cranston / Mark Yanowitz vs Bob Lang / Prabhakar Gowrisankaran6-4, 6-2
2024-05-30vs SFT:Spark Blue:vanRavesstynWon 31
W#1 DoublesJeffrey Hemman / Ralph Brooks vs Marco Molea / JEFFREY SOLTES6-3, 7-6
W#1 SinglesErik C Smith vs Neil Fiedler6-1, 7-5
W#2 DoublesJames Cranston / Paul Casarano vs Alexander Halkias / Scott Burnham6-1, 6-1
L#3 DoublesJeffrey Schumer / Paul Seyffert vs John Karbassi / Michel VanRavestyn1-6, 4-6
2024-05-23vs SFT:Spark Green:SidemanWon 31
W#1 DoublesErik C Smith / Mashood Illikkal vs Luis Borgen / Brett Young6-3, 6-2
W#1 SinglesMark Yanowitz vs Jeremy Smith6-4, 5-4, 1-0
W#2 DoublesRobert McHugh / Steven Colby vs Kevin McKeever / Joseph Surak6-1, 6-3
L#3 DoublesMichael Souza / Juan Ortega vs Richard Shih / Michael Chan2-6, 5-7
2024-05-16vs BRTC:Golden Oldies:SpectorWon 31
L#1 DoublesMark Yanowitz / Paul Casarano vs Chris Lauranzano / Peter Goodridge6-7, 6-7
W#1 SinglesJoseph Rencic vs Jason Kaminsky6-2, 6-2
W#2 DoublesRobert McHugh / Al Uluatam vs Stephen Smith / Sanjay Aurora6-0, 4-6, 1-0
W#3 DoublesJuan Ortega / Jeffrey Schumer vs Arthur Cronin / Jeff Kabriel4-6, 6-4, 1-0
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Flight standings9 teams · 3.5 Men
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1BRTC:Golden Oldies:Spector000000
2SFT:Spark Blue:vanRavesstyn07101838276
3SFT:Spark Green:Sideman0782045298
4SFT:Spark:Schumer/Brooks0826619229
5TRU:Trull Brook:Demarco08161637271
6BBC:Brown Billone:Dew/Pinnix09231334314
7W109:Wimbledon:Bourdeau/Siegenthaler09191739323
8WAC:Waltham:Maddams/Uzelac09171944340
9LTC:LTC Blue Steel:Nohrnberg09132353378

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 3.29 estimated across 11 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.

3.52
Steven Colby
usually #1 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
3.50
Erik C Smith
usually #1 Doubles 57%, also #1 Singles 43% · published 3.5
3.43
James Cranston
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published 4
3.35
Jeffrey Hemman
usually #1 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published
3.33
Ralph Brooks
usually #1 Doubles 71%, also #3 Doubles 14% · published
3.31
Jeffrey Schumer
usually #3 Doubles 75%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published
Carlos Ortiz
published 3.5
3.19
Michael Souza
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
3.18
Al Uluatam
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #3 Doubles 33% · published 3.5
3.17
Mark Yanowitz
usually #1 Singles 29%, also #3 Doubles 29% · published
3.16
Umesh Kurpad
published
3.10
Robert McHugh
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published
Joseph Rencic
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #1 Singles 50% · published
Juan Ortega
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · published
Mashood Illikkal
usually #1 Doubles 67%, also #3 Doubles 33% · published
Paul Casarano
usually #1 Doubles 40%, also #2 Doubles 40% · published
Paul Seyffert
usually #3 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.

Juan Ortega + Al Uluatam6257% games+4.2% vs expected
Jeffrey Hemman + Ralph Brooks6161% games+3.4% vs expected
Paul Seyffert + Jeffrey Schumer3445% games−13.2% vs expected
Michael Souza + Paul Seyffert2348% gamesnot enough data
Michael Souza + Jeffrey Schumer0551% gamesnot enough data
Jeffrey Hemman + Jeffrey Schumer314 matchesnot enough data
Carlos Ortiz + Jeffrey Schumer224 matchesnot enough data
Michael Souza + Mark Yanowitz213 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.

Steven Colby
23W–3L career · 6 lines in 2024
<1%44%56%
3.52
3.5
Erik C Smith
60W–16L career · 7 lines in 2024
<1%51%49%
3.50
4
James Cranston
77W–48L career · 4 lines in 2024
71%29%<1%
3.43
Jeffrey Hemman
45W–23L career · 4 lines in 2024
<1%87%13%
3.35
Ralph Brooks
32W–14L career · 7 lines in 2024
1%90%9%
3.33
Jeffrey Schumer
44W–48L career · 4 lines in 2024
1%92%7%
3.31
3.5
Carlos Ortiz
15W–23L career · no lines in 2024
not enough data
Michael Souza
20W–32L career · 3 lines in 2024
7%92%1%
3.19
3.5
Al Uluatam
49W–36L career · 3 lines in 2024
8%91%1%
3.18
Mark Yanowitz
33W–43L career · 7 lines in 2024
10%90%1%
3.17
Umesh Kurpad
8W–26L career · no lines in 2024
11%89%<1%
3.16
Robert McHugh
84W–82L career · 3 lines in 2024
23%77%<1%
3.10
Joseph Rencic
6W–2L career · 4 lines in 2024
not enough data
Juan Ortega
40W–24L career · 4 lines in 2024
not enough data
Mashood Illikkal
2W–1L career · 3 lines in 2024
not enough data
Paul Casarano
17W–3L career · 5 lines in 2024
not enough data
Paul Seyffert
24W–19L career · 3 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.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by the USTA. Ratings labelled as published are USTA year-end figures; anything we describe as an estimate is ours, not USTA’s. Match data is from USTA TennisLink.