Teams

STL/Shouldis/55&Over8.0M

2022 Adult 55 & Over · Men 8.0

11 players · average NTRP 3.83 / ST. LOUIS

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Schedule7 played
2022-05-17vs Argyres/RoddyWon 21
L#1 DoublesJohn McGowan / Philip Kammann vs David Gorecki / Art Staden0-6, 6-4, 0-1
W#2 DoublesSteve Schmittling / Sam Shouldis vs Nicholas Argyres / John Schless6-4, 5-7, 1-0
W#3 DoublesDavid Root / James Hipkiss vs Mark Roddy / Steve Disch6-3, 6-1
2022-05-10vs Boone-AlbrechtWon 20
W#1 DoublesMatthew Mertens / Paul Reiss vs Greg Burton / Marvin Bohnenkamp6-1, 6-0
W#2 DoublesSam Shouldis / John McGowan vs William Dannevik / Gregory Compton6-7, 6-3, 1-0
W#1 DoublesMatthew Mertens / Paul Reiss vs Lyndon Morgan / Tracy Parsons6-7, 6-3, 1-0
W#2 DoublesSteve Schmittling / Sam Shouldis vs Patrick Costigan / Dennis Myers4-6, 7-6, 1-0
L#3 DoublesJames Hipkiss / James Richter vs J Grant Dambach / Steven Oppliger4-6, 1-6
2022-04-26vs BrinkmeyerWon 21
W#1 DoublesMatthew Mertens / Paul Reiss vs Jeff Banker / William Schlueter2-6, 6-1, 1-0
W#2 DoublesJames Hipkiss / David Root vs Dennis Hunt / Herbert Lorenz6-7, 6-2, 1-0
L#3 DoublesSam Shouldis / Laurie Mestdagh vs John Fechter / John Heimburger4-6, 6-7
2022-04-19vs LowerLost 12
W#1 DoublesPaul Reiss / Matthew Mertens vs Scott Stinson / Tom le Pique6-3, 6-1
L#2 DoublesPhilip Kammann / Steve Schmittling vs James Dixon / Folahan Olishile3-6, 4-6
L#3 DoublesJeff Uchello / David Root vs James Mense / Daniel Wyland4-6, 6-1, 0-1
2022-04-12vs Argyres/RoddyWon 21
L#1 DoublesLaurie Mestdagh / James Richter vs Dan Roddy / Art Staden6-4, 5-7, 0-1
W#2 DoublesMatthew Mertens / Sam Shouldis vs Steve Disch / John Schless3-6, 6-3, 1-0
W#3 DoublesDavid Root / Jeff Uchello vs Nicholas Argyres / Tod Robberson6-4, 6-7, 1-0
2022-04-05vs Boone-AlbrechtWon 21
W#1 DoublesJohn McGowan / Paul Reiss vs James Fletcher / William Bealke6-3, 6-1
L#2 DoublesJames Richter / James Hipkiss vs Randolph Fauser / Stephen Lewis6-4, 4-6, 0-1
W#3 DoublesSam Shouldis / Steve Schmittling vs Keith Morgan / Michael Smith6-3, 6-1
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Flight standings5 teams · Men 8.0
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1STL/WC/Fellers/Williams/55&Over8.0M6115618173
2STL/Shouldis/55&Over8.0M6114722175
3Lower5214715167
4Brinkmeyer34111022206
5Argyres/Roddy1671432218

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 3.61 estimated across 5 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.

3.97
Philip Kammann
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 25% · published
3.95
James Hipkiss
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · published 4
3.81
Sam Shouldis
usually #2 Doubles 44%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published
David Root
usually #3 Doubles 75%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published 4
3.26
Jeff Uchello
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
James Richter
usually #3 Doubles 33%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published 3.5
3.08
Matthew Mertens
usually #1 Doubles 80%, also #2 Doubles 20% · published
John McGowan
usually #1 Doubles 71%, also #2 Doubles 14% · published
Laurie Mestdagh
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 50% · published
Paul Reiss
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
Steve Schmittling
usually #2 Doubles 75%, also #3 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.

James Hipkiss + Sam Shouldis9363% games+9.6% vs expected
Paul Reiss + Philip Kammann2841% gamesnot enough data
Paul Reiss + Matthew Mertens404 matchesnot enough data
Steve Schmittling + Sam Shouldis314 matchesnot enough data
Paul Reiss + Sam Shouldis123 matchesnot enough data
Steve Schmittling + James Richter123 matchesnot enough data
Steve Schmittling + Philip Kammann123 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.

Philip Kammann
81W–116L career · 4 lines in 2022
59%41%<1%
3.97
4
James Hipkiss
134W–48L career · 4 lines in 2022
<1%66%34%
3.95
Sam Shouldis
192W–126L career · 9 lines in 2022
1%92%7%
3.81
4
David Root
35W–18L career · 4 lines in 2022
not enough data
Jeff Uchello
33W–79L career · 2 lines in 2022
2%95%3%
3.26
3.5
James Richter
34W–48L career · 3 lines in 2022
not enough data
Matthew Mertens
93W–94L career · 5 lines in 2022
27%73%<1%
3.08
John McGowan
49W–63L career · 7 lines in 2022
not enough data
Laurie Mestdagh
7W–74L career · 2 lines in 2022
not enough data
Paul Reiss
36W–59L career · 5 lines in 2022
not enough data
Steve Schmittling
62W–53L career · 4 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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