Teams

Chef Jack's Crew

2021 Adult 40 & Over · Men 3.5

17 players · average NTRP 3.62 / ST. LOUIS

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Schedule8 played
2021-08-09vs STL/Javaheri/40&Over3.5MSplit 22
L#1 DoublesJerry Edsen / David Gremaud vs Wesley Law / Steven Archer6-4, 4-6, 0-1
W#1 SinglesMichael Gillam vs John Heimburger6-0, 3-6, 1-0
W#2 DoublesDwayne Upson / Jamie Trimble vs Raj Memula / Binu Mathew2-6, 6-4, 1-0
L#3 DoublesTom Rhoads / Pratap Chand vs Matthew Mertens / Bill Biernacki0-6, 3-6
2021-08-02vs STL/WC/Brinkmeyer/Rog/40&Over4.0MSplit 22
W#1 DoublesDwayne Upson / Jerry Edsen vs Jeff Banker / Gary Roberds6-2, 6-2
L#1 SinglesMichael Gillam vs Will Jackson4-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesKelly Gage / George Hendrix vs John Fechter / Gregory Starrs1-6, 2-6
W#3 DoublesPratap Chand / Mike Gillam vs Bo Jin / Paul Quindry6-3, 6-3
2021-07-26vs YahWon 31
L#1 DoublesDavid Gremaud / Vembakkam Sampath vs Jeffrey Risley / Tomas Belloso4-6, 1-6
W#1 SinglesMichael Gillam vs Harold Lee6-2, 6-0
W#2 DoublesHoward Friedman / Joe Eimer vs Kermit Starnes / John Gottlieb6-4, 6-2
W#3 DoublesPratap Chand / Matthew Panke vs Geoff Reed / Nicholas Damato6-3, 6-0
2021-07-12vs PetruskaSplit 22
L#1 DoublesJohn McGowan / William Gregerson vs Scott Anderson / Paul Petruska3-6, 3-6
W#1 SinglesDavid Gremaud vs Craig Holman6-1, 6-3
L#2 DoublesVembakkam Sampath / Tom Rhoads vs William Woods / Michael Hayes5-7, 4-4, 0-1
W#3 DoublesRyan Ratliff / George Hendrix vs Harrison Bohn / Eric Martin6-1, 6-1
2021-07-05vs STL/Javaheri/40&Over3.5MLost 13
W#1 DoublesDwayne Upson / Howard Friedman vs Dale Eldridge / Gary Heitz6-2, 6-0
L#1 SinglesFikret Ercal vs Luis Batista6-4, 2-6, 0-1
L#2 DoublesRyan Ratliff / Vembakkam Sampath vs Christopher Stark / Don Smith3-6, 4-6
L#3 DoublesDouglas Ritter / John McGowan vs Wesley Law / Raj Memula1-6, 2-6
2021-06-28vs STL/WC/Brinkmeyer/Rog/40&Over4.0MSplit 22
W#1 DoublesJamie Trimble / Kelly Gage vs Bo Jin / Paul Quindry6-2, 6-7, 1-0
L#1 SinglesMichael Gillam vs Will Jackson2-6, 6-2, 0-1
L#2 DoublesMike Gillam / Fikret Ercal vs Gary Roberds / Gregory Starrs4-6, 6-2, 0-1
W#3 DoublesWilliam Gregerson / John McGowan vs John Brinkmeyer / Jeff Banker3-6, 7-5, 1-0
2021-06-21vs YahWon 30
W#1 DoublesJamie Trimble / Mike Gillam vs Jeffrey Risley / John Gottlieb6-4, 6-3
W#2 DoublesJohn McGowan / William Gregerson vs Kelly O'Donnell / Michael Lackey6-3, 6-3
W#3 DoublesDouglas Ritter / Tom Rhoads vs Trey Shaffer / Bob Broyles6-0, 6-2
2021-06-07vs PetruskaWon 21
W#1 DoublesDwayne Upson / Jerry Edsen vs Harrison Bohn / Pete Hasse6-4, 6-3
L#2 DoublesDavid Gremaud / Matthew Panke vs Michael Hayes / Paul Petruska4-6, 7-6, 1-0
W#3 DoublesHoward Friedman / Pratap Chand vs Eric Martin / Craig Holman6-1, 6-1
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Flight standings5 teams · Men 3.5
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1Chef Jack's Crew62181432249
2STL/Javaheri/40&Over3.5M62161635266
3STL/WC/Brinkmeyer/Rog/40&Over4.0M5324822220
4Petruska26112144316
5Yah17112146330

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 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.

3.75
Dwayne Upson
usually #1 Doubles 75%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published 4
3.37
David Gremaud
usually #1 Doubles 50%, also #1 Singles 25% · published 3.5
3.32
George Hendrix
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published 3.5
3.23
Jerry Edsen
usually #1 Doubles 60%, also #3 Doubles 40% · published
3.18
Fikret Ercal
usually #1 Singles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published 3.5
3.16
William Gregerson
usually #1 Doubles 33%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
3.15
Michael Gillam
usually #1 Singles 100% · published
3.13
Vembakkam Sampath
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published
3.12
Matthew Panke
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
3.01
Kelly Gage
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 50% · published
2.63
Tom Rhoads
usually #3 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
Howard Friedman
usually #1 Doubles 33%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
Jamie Trimble
published
Joe Eimer
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published
John McGowan
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 25% · published
Mike Gillam
usually #1 Doubles 33%, also #3 Doubles 33% · published
Ryan Ratliff
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · 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.

George Hendrix + Matthew Panke5253% games+2.9% vs expected
Fikret Ercal + Mike Gillam3254% games+2.3% vs expected
William Gregerson + Kelly Gage1546% games−0.5% vs expected
John McGowan + William Gregerson3545% gamesnot enough data
Michael Gillam + George Hendrix3259% gamesnot enough data
Jerry Edsen + Michael Gillam314 matchesnot enough data
Jerry Edsen + George Hendrix213 matchesnot enough data
Michael Gillam + William Gregerson213 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
Dwayne Upson
112W–69L career · 4 lines in 2021
3%95%3%
3.75
3.5
David Gremaud
52W–39L career · 4 lines in 2021
<1%84%16%
3.37
3.5
George Hendrix
76W–77L career · 2 lines in 2021
1%91%8%
3.32
Jerry Edsen
43W–39L career · 5 lines in 2021
4%94%2%
3.23
3.5
Fikret Ercal
68W–54L career · 2 lines in 2021
8%91%1%
3.18
William Gregerson
71W–96L career · 3 lines in 2021
11%88%<1%
3.16
Michael Gillam
70W–54L career · 4 lines in 2021
13%87%<1%
3.15
Vembakkam Sampath
68W–79L career · 3 lines in 2021
16%84%<1%
3.13
Matthew Panke
63W–76L career · 2 lines in 2021
18%81%<1%
3.12
Kelly Gage
54W–50L career · 2 lines in 2021
48%52%<1%
3.01
Tom Rhoads
55W–61L career · 3 lines in 2021
16%83%<1%
2.63
Howard Friedman
31W–23L career · 3 lines in 2021
not enough data
Jamie Trimble
1W–3L career · no lines in 2021
not enough data
Joe Eimer
29W–42L career · 1 line in 2021
not enough data
John McGowan
49W–63L career · 4 lines in 2021
not enough data
Mike Gillam
25W–15L career · 3 lines in 2021
not enough data
Ryan Ratliff
21W–21L career · 2 lines in 2021
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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