Teams

The Returners

Adult 18 and over · 4.0 Men

18 players · average NTRP 4.00 / EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

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Schedule9 played
2026-06-19vs AceassinsWon 50
W#1 DoublesBen Waters / Yevgen Knyazkov vs Laszlo Szollas / Troy Tomlinson6-4, 6-4
W#1 SinglesJacob Nelson vs Waldemar Jablonski6-0, 7-6
W#2 DoublesAustin Hertzog / Julien Sauvagnargues vs Jose Meza Cuadra / Todd Hoang6-1, 6-3
W#2 SinglesAbdul Nazif vs Ramos Wu6-4, 6-1
W#3 DoublesJavier Avila / Derek Kulp vs Kierthi Swaminathan / Shannon Woods3-6, 6-1, 1-0
2026-06-13vs Valley Royale 4.0Won 21
W#1 DoublesAustin Hertzog / Eric Horowitz vs Bayto Cokrlija / Tegan Durishin7-5, 6-3
L#1 SinglesJacob Nelson vs Samuel Lux1-6, 2-6
W#2 DoublesJavier Avila / Evan Armstrong vs David Michilashvili / Cameron Tuck6-2, 6-4
2026-06-06vs Hoobie’s HombresWon 31
W#1 DoublesMatt Zaun / Brett Siegfried vs Dominic Ferraro / John Karaban6-4, 7-5
L#1 SinglesJesse Vo vs Daniel Lynn3-6, 2-6
W#2 DoublesAndres Zirlinger / Javier Avila vs Jose Bordas / Juan Troncoso6-0, 6-0
W#2 SinglesEric Horowitz vs Jorey Ferraro6-3, 6-4
2026-05-30vs Hoobie’s HombresWon 31
W#1 DoublesCesar Pernia / Matt Zaun vs Dominic Ferraro / John Karaban6-3, 6-4
L#1 SinglesJacob Nelson vs Daniel Lynn5-7, 5-7
W#2 DoublesEric Horowitz / Julien Sauvagnargues vs Matthew Soika / Jorey Ferraro6-4, 6-2
W#2 SinglesShashin Shah vs Walt Karaban6-0, 6-1
2026-05-15vs Valley Royale 4.0Won 41
W#1 DoublesEvan Armstrong / Cesar Pernia vs Tegan Durishin / Timothy Zaborowski6-4, 6-4
L#1 SinglesAbdul Nazif vs Bayto Cokrlija6-7, 4-1, 0-1
W#2 DoublesYevgen Knyazkov / Ben Waters vs Nathan Hawk / Cameron Tuck6-3, 6-3
W#2 SinglesEric Horowitz vs James Petch4-6, 6-4, 1-0
W#3 DoublesAndreas Scherffel / Andres Zirlinger vs Ben Arkans / Tyler Osika6-1, 6-4
2026-05-01vs AceassinsWon 50
W#1 DoublesEvan Armstrong / Ben Waters vs Theodore Butz / James Werder6-1, 6-2
W#1 SinglesAustin Hertzog vs Waldemar Jablonski6-4, 5-4
W#2 DoublesCesar Pernia / Brett Siegfried vs Rodrigo Ayabe / Ramos Wu7-5, 6-3
W#2 SinglesJacob Nelson vs Michael Taylor6-4, 7-5
W#3 DoublesJulien Sauvagnargues / Matt Zaun vs Todd Hoang / Troy Tomlinson6-3, 6-1
2026-04-24vs Valley Royale 4.0Won 32
L#1 DoublesAustin Hertzog / Yevgen Knyazkov vs Tegan Durishin / Timothy Zaborowski7-5, 2-4, 0-1
L#1 SinglesJesse Vo vs Samuel Lux4-6, 2-6
W#2 DoublesAndreas Scherffel / Matt Zaun vs Nathan Hawk / James Petch6-3, 6-3
W#2 SinglesJacob Nelson vs Bayto Cokrlija7-5, 0-6, 1-0
W#3 DoublesMurtuza Abuwala / Derek Kulp vs Ben Arkans / David Michilashvili6-4, 5-6, 1-0
2026-04-17vs Hoobie’s HombresWon 40
W#1 DoublesAustin Hertzog / Brett Siegfried vs Dominic Ferraro / John Karaban6-1, 7-6
W#1 SinglesJesse Vo vs Matthew Soika6-0, 6-2
W#2 DoublesEvan Armstrong / Derek Kulp vs Jorey Ferraro / Walt Karaban6-0, 6-1
W#3 DoublesAndreas Scherffel / Matt Zaun vs Jose Bordas / Christopher Vibert6-0, 6-1
2026-04-10vs AceassinsWon 40
W#1 DoublesCesar Pernia / Julien Sauvagnargues vs Rodrigo Ayabe / Jose Meza Cuadra6-7, 6-2, 1-0
W#1 SinglesMurtuza Abuwala vs Shannon Woods6-0, 6-4
W#2 DoublesMatt Zaun / Ben Waters vs Bruce Hendershot / Troy Tomlinson6-2, 6-2
W#2 SinglesEvan Armstrong vs Kierthi Swaminathan6-1, 6-2
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Flight standings3 teams · 4.0 Men
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1The Returners0939617262
2Valley Royale 4.009232248382
3Hoobie’s Hombres09123369482

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 3.86 estimated across 17 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.

4.00
Austin Hertzog
usually #1 Doubles 55%, also #2 Doubles 36% · published 4
3.97
Evan Armstrong
usually #2 Doubles 57%, also #1 Doubles 29% · published 4
3.96
Jacob Nelson
usually #1 Singles 60%, also #2 Singles 40% · published 4
3.96
Andreas Scherffel
usually #3 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published 4
3.92
Shashin Shah
usually #2 Singles 100% · published
3.90
Jesse Vo
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #1 Singles 38% · published
3.89
Cesar Pernia
usually #3 Doubles 43%, also #1 Doubles 43% · published 4
3.88
Ben Waters
usually #1 Doubles 40%, also #2 Doubles 40% · published 4
3.87
Matt Zaun
usually #2 Doubles 33%, also #3 Doubles 33% · published
3.86
Derek Kulp
usually #3 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published 4
3.83
Andres Zirlinger
usually #3 Doubles 60%, also #2 Doubles 40% · published 4
3.82
Yevgen Knyazkov
usually #1 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
3.82
Eric Horowitz
usually #2 Singles 50%, also #1 Doubles 25% · published 4
3.81
Julien Sauvagnargues
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published
3.78
Javier Avila
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #3 Doubles 33% · published
3.75
Brett Siegfried
usually #1 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published 4
3.61
Abdul Nazif
usually #2 Singles 25%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published 4
Murtuza Abuwala
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #1 Singles 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.

Ben Waters + Matt Zaun4158% games+7.3% vs expected
Yevgen Knyazkov + Ben Waters11457% games+5.1% vs expected
Cesar Pernia + Ben Waters6353% games+0.3% vs expected
Cesar Pernia + Matt Zaun4160% games+0.2% vs expected
Austin Hertzog + Brett Siegfried4157% games+0.2% vs expected
Austin Hertzog + Andres Zirlinger224 matchesnot enough data
Jesse Vo + Andres Zirlinger033 matchesnot enough data
Javier Avila + Derek Kulp303 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
Austin Hertzog
25W–19L career · 11 lines in 2026
<1%51%49%
4.00
4
Evan Armstrong
8W–7L career · 7 lines in 2026
<1%60%40%
3.97
4
Jacob Nelson
22W–8L career · 5 lines in 2026
<1%63%37%
3.96
4
Andreas Scherffel
50W–46L career · 3 lines in 2026
<1%63%37%
3.96
Shashin Shah
15W–17L career · 1 line in 2026
<1%72%28%
3.92
Jesse Vo
18W–32L career · 8 lines in 2026
<1%78%21%
3.90
4
Cesar Pernia
92W–35L career · 7 lines in 2026
<1%79%21%
3.89
4
Ben Waters
119W–59L career · 5 lines in 2026
<1%81%19%
3.88
Matt Zaun
70W–35L career · 6 lines in 2026
<1%83%17%
3.87
4
Derek Kulp
19W–6L career · 3 lines in 2026
<1%86%14%
3.86
4
Andres Zirlinger
11W–8L career · 5 lines in 2026
1%90%9%
3.83
Yevgen Knyazkov
147W–68L career · 3 lines in 2026
1%91%9%
3.82
4
Eric Horowitz
4W–0L career · type S · 4 lines in 2026
1%91%8%
3.82
Julien Sauvagnargues
7W–1L career · 4 lines in 2026
1%92%7%
3.81
Javier Avila
15W–14L career · 3 lines in 2026
2%94%4%
3.78
4
Brett Siegfried
16W–5L career · 3 lines in 2026
3%95%3%
3.75
4
Abdul Nazif
1W–3L career · 4 lines in 2026
20%80%<1%
3.61
Murtuza Abuwala
8W–10L career · 2 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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