Teams

ESB:Strausser/Keech

2026 VT Mixed 40 & Over · 8.0 40 & Over Mixed Doubles Flight 1

16 players · average NTRP 4.00 / VERMONT

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Schedule6 played
2025-12-06vs TRS:Feel the Burns:Burns/RouleauLost 02
L#1 DoublesDamon Fitch / Jeanne Blackmore vs Blake Willmarth / Sue Schulze1-6, 0-6
L#2 DoublesMichele Gilbert / Jacques Gilbert vs Stephanie Rouleau / Bradford Brainard1-6, 2-6
2025-11-22vs TRS:Feel the Burns:Burns/RouleauLost 12
L#1 DoublesDamon Fitch / Laura Williams vs Stephanie Rouleau / Mason Dwinell0-6, 1-6
L#2 DoublesKathy Erickson / Mark Erickson vs Sue Schulze / Michael Gorman7-6, 3-6, 0-1
W#3 DoublesAlison Estey / Vuong Le vs Bradford Brainard / Maea Brandt6-4, 7-5
2025-11-09vs MIT:Chavez/PotterWon 21
L#1 DoublesLesli Nichols / Ben Nappi vs Jill Dunn / Michael Johnston5-7, 2-6
W#2 DoublesVuong Le / Jude Melen vs Nancy Spears / Bryan Grundon6-2, 6-1
W#3 DoublesMark Erickson / Marge McDonnell vs Mary Saudade / Dan Ober6-3, 6-2
2025-11-02vs MIT:Chavez/PotterWon 21
L#1 DoublesAlison Estey / Ben Nappi vs Jill Dunn / Michael Johnston5-7, 3-6
W#2 DoublesJennifer Weiss / Colin Keech vs Kurt Suchomel / Heather Potter6-7, 6-3, 1-0
W#3 DoublesKathy Erickson / Mark Erickson vs Dan Ober / Nancy Spears6-2, 7-5
2025-11-01vs TRS:Feel the Burns:Burns/RouleauWon 21
W#1 DoublesDamon Fitch / Laura Williams vs Bradford Brainard / Maea Brandt6-4, 7-6
L#2 DoublesMichele Gilbert / Jacques Gilbert vs Blake Willmarth / Sue Schulze4-6, 0-6
W#3 DoublesBen Nappi / Jennifer Weiss vs Kanitha Burns / Seb Sweatman6-2, 6-3
2025-10-19vs MIT:Chavez/PotterLost 12
L#1 DoublesBen Nappi / Lesli Nichols vs Steve Young / Jill Dunn4-6, 3-6
W#2 DoublesDamon Fitch / Jeanne Blackmore vs Meshi Chavez / Heather Potter7-5, 6-2
L#3 DoublesColin Keech / Marge McDonnell vs Caleb Kenna / Nancy Spears0-6, 3-6
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Flight standings3 teams · 8.0 40 & Over Mixed Doubles Flight 1
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1TRS:Feel the Burns:Burns/Rouleau5114411109
2ESB:Strausser/Keech339919167
3MIT:Chavez/Potter1541428193

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 3.69 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.

3.91
Damon Fitch
usually #1 Doubles 75%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published 4
3.83
Alison Estey
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 50% · published 4
3.77
Lesli Nichols
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
3.75
Kathy Erickson
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · published
Andrew Murphy
published 4
3.73
Jacques Gilbert
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published 4
3.72
Jude Melen
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published
3.69
Jeanne Blackmore
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 50% · published
3.65
Ben Nappi
usually #1 Doubles 75%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published 4
3.61
Vuong Le
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
3.60
Colin Keech
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · published 4
3.34
Lisa Strausser
published
Jennifer Weiss
published
Marge McDonnell
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
Mark Erickson
published
Michele Gilbert
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.

Michele Gilbert + Jacques Gilbert10848% gamesnot enough data
Vuong Le + Alison Estey9362% gamesnot enough data
Mark Erickson + Kathy Erickson4552% gamesnot enough data
Lisa Strausser + Damon Fitch224 matchesnot enough data
Lesli Nichols + Ben Nappi044 matchesnot enough data
Mark Erickson + Jeanne Blackmore134 matchesnot enough data
Jude Melen + Vuong Le404 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
Damon Fitch
31W–22L career · 4 lines in 2026
<1%76%23%
3.91
4
Alison Estey
55W–35L career · 2 lines in 2026
1%90%9%
3.83
Lesli Nichols
97W–39L career · 2 lines in 2026
2%94%4%
3.77
Kathy Erickson
49W–44L career · 2 lines in 2026
3%95%3%
3.75
4
Andrew Murphy
18W–11L career · no lines in 2026
not enough data
4
Jacques Gilbert
26W–24L career · type M · 2 lines in 2026
4%94%2%
3.73
Jude Melen
86W–58L career · 1 line in 2026
4%94%2%
3.72
Jeanne Blackmore
65W–61L career · 2 lines in 2026
7%92%1%
3.69
4
Ben Nappi
21W–81L career · 4 lines in 2026
13%87%<1%
3.65
Vuong Le
37W–12L career · 2 lines in 2026
21%79%<1%
3.61
4
Colin Keech
5W–19L career · 2 lines in 2026
22%78%<1%
3.60
Lisa Strausser
68W–51L career · no lines in 2026
<1%89%10%
3.34
Jennifer Weiss
23W–13L career · no lines in 2026
not enough data
Marge McDonnell
24W–36L career · 2 lines in 2026
not enough data
Mark Erickson
17W–12L career · no lines in 2026
not enough data
Michele Gilbert
27W–11L career · no lines in 2026
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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