Teams

LCTA (A) 4.0M 18 & Over (Merlino)

USTA 18 & Over Spring · 18 & over Men 4.0

13 players · average NTRP 3.75 / SOUTH CAROLINA

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Schedule10 played
2026-04-28vs LCTA18/Brodsky/LTPDIWon 41
L#1 DoublesSamuel Ess / Bradley Harrison vs John McGillicuddy / Grant Tellman4-6, 3-6
W#1 SinglesJohn Karcher vs Jorge Florencia6-1, 6-2
W#2 DoublesAshton Phillips / Rishit Gupta vs Tony Fortier-Bensen / Neil Shannon6-4, 7-6
W#2 SinglesRichard Shi vs Casey Colon6-4, 6-4
W#3 DoublesRichard Merlino / Jack Dougherty vs Jordan Brodsky / Nima Moghadam2-6, 6-2, 1-0
2026-04-16vs LCTA18/Honigman/MaybankWon 50
W#1 DoublesAshton Phillips / Rishit Gupta vs Randen Honigman / Bradley Gaber6-3, 4-6, 1-0
W#1 SinglesJohn Karcher vs Kingsley Priester7-5, 6-4
W#2 DoublesRichard Merlino / Jack Dougherty vs Rod Razavi / John Floyd4-6, 6-2, 1-0
W#2 SinglesRichard Shi vs Andrew Rowe3-6, 6-4, 1-0
W#3 DoublesSamuel Ess / Wesley McFadden vs Tift Mitchell / Aaron Rowland6-2, 6-3
2026-04-09vs LCTA18/Fanning/MPRLost 14
L#1 DoublesRishit Gupta / Wesley McFadden vs AJ Anastopoulo / Evan Walker3-6, 1-6
W#1 SinglesJohn Karcher vs Rob Messer6-0, 6-1
L#2 DoublesRichard Merlino / Morgan Philoxene vs John van Wagner / Ryan Westberg5-7, 1-6
L#2 SinglesRichard Shi vs Robert Oehlschlager6-7, 6-2, 0-1
L#3 DoublesBradley Harrison / Max White vs Michael Carroll / Mike Cladakis4-6, 6-4, 0-1
2026-03-19vs LCTA18/Sullivan/Doty ParkWon 32
L#1 DoublesSamuel Ess / Jack Dougherty vs Sean McCawley / Joshua Martin2-6, 5-7
W#1 SinglesRichard Shi vs Jesse Tibayan6-1, 6-2
W#2 DoublesAshton Phillips / Morgan Philoxene vs Shaun Roberson / Nathan Hadley6-1, 1-6, 1-0
L#2 SinglesRishit Gupta vs Joey Trahan6-4, 2-6, 0-1
W#3 DoublesBradley Harrison / Rollans Edwards vs Carlos Aylwin Ramirez / Eric Epstein6-4, 6-7, 1-0
2026-03-12vs LCTA18/Sciortino/HamlinSplit 22
L#1 DoublesWesley McFadden / Max White vs Patrick Smith / William Dudley4-6, 4-6
L#1 SinglesRishit Gupta vs Lendrum Morrow6-3, 6-7, 0-1
W#2 DoublesRichard Merlino / Jack Dougherty vs Tim Rankins / Zachary Suozzo7-5, 3-6, 1-0
W#2 SinglesRichard Shi vs Joe Sciortino6-3, 6-4
2026-03-05vs LCTA18/Rouse/CTCWon 32
L#1 DoublesMorgan Philoxene / Max White vs Gary Jaffe / Neil Dickinson0-6, 4-6
W#1 SinglesJohn Karcher vs Gabriel Everett6-2, 7-6
W#2 DoublesSamuel Ess / Jack Dougherty vs John Isenhower / Patrick Brown5-7, 7-5, 1-0
W#2 SinglesRichard Shi vs John James6-2, 6-0
L#3 DoublesChris Telep / Rollans Edwards vs Joe Rouse / Ben Hunter1-6, 3-6
2026-02-26vs LCTA18/Fanning/St AndrewsWon 41
W#1 DoublesJohn Karcher / Samuel Ess vs Rafe Goldman / Niels Helkov6-3, 6-3
W#1 SinglesRichard Shi vs Steven Janiak6-3, 6-4
W#2 DoublesJack Dougherty / Richard Merlino vs Quang Nguyen / David Wingard7-6, 6-4
L#2 SinglesMorgan Philoxene vs Endy Campos3-6, 3-6
W#3 DoublesWesley McFadden / Max White vs Ben Fanning / Travis Collins6-3, 2-6, 1-0
2026-02-19vs LCTA18/Howle-O'Brien/CTCWon 32
L#1 DoublesBradley Harrison / Chris Telep vs Claudio Carrara / Dirk van der Windt5-7, 6-2, 0-1
W#1 SinglesRishit Gupta vs Benjamin King6-2, 0-6, 1-0
W#2 DoublesWesley McFadden / Samuel Ess vs Chris Wigginton / Matthew Hawkins7-5, 6-3
W#2 SinglesRichard Shi vs Randy Harrell6-3, 6-3
L#3 DoublesRichard Merlino / Morgan Philoxene vs Jason Daigle / Matt MacKelcan6-1, 3-6, 0-1
2026-02-12vs LCTA18/Lavoie/MPRWon 50
W#1 DoublesRichard Merlino / Jack Dougherty vs Ben Hintz / ANDREI MAZERE6-3, 6-3
W#1 SinglesJohn Karcher vs Timothy Scheatzle6-2, 6-2
W#2 DoublesBradley Harrison / JP van der Walt vs Matt Jason / Hunter Lee6-0, 7-5
W#2 SinglesRishit Gupta vs Christopher Demarco7-6, 6-3
W#3 DoublesRollans Edwards / Morgan Philoxene vs Tradd Sweeney / Kevin Shuler7-6, 6-7, 1-0
2026-02-05vs LCTA18/Pfile/MaybankWon 41
W#1 DoublesAshton Phillips / Rishit Gupta vs Wesley DeLancey / Joel Reighard6-1, 7-6
W#1 SinglesJohn Karcher vs Antonio Perez-Nunez6-2, 6-2
L#2 DoublesRichard Merlino / Chris Telep vs L Malone Vingi / Ben Joye1-6, 2-6
W#2 SinglesRichard Shi vs Kelley Glover6-2, 6-0
W#3 DoublesSamuel Ess / Jack Dougherty vs Robert Zielinski / Thomas Rountree6-0, 6-1
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Flight standings6 teams · 18 & over Men 4.0
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1LCTA (A) 4.0M 18 & Over (Merlino)91351541408
2LCTA18/Howle-O'Brien/CTC82391133353
3LCTA18/Fanning/MPR82321847419
4LCTA18/Honigman/Maybank64302044425
5LCTA18/Fanning/St Andrews46183267478
6LCTA18/Rouse/CTC37193167473

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 12 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.

3.90
John Karcher
usually #1 Singles 86%, also #1 Doubles 14% · published
3.89
Richard Shi
usually #2 Singles 78%, also #1 Singles 22% · published
3.79
Wesley McFadden
usually #1 Doubles 40%, also #3 Doubles 40% · published
3.68
Rishit Gupta
usually #1 Doubles 38%, also #2 Singles 25% · published
3.65
Morgan Philoxene
usually #2 Doubles 33%, also #3 Doubles 33% · published
3.60
Jack Dougherty
usually #1 Doubles 40%, also #2 Doubles 40% · published
3.60
Samuel Ess
usually #1 Doubles 67%, also #3 Doubles 17% · published
3.50
Bradley Harrison
usually #1 Doubles 36%, also #3 Doubles 36% · published 3.5
3.50
Chris Telep
usually #2 Doubles 33%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published 4
3.45
Max White
usually #1 Singles 30%, also #2 Singles 30% · published
3.45
Richard Merlino
usually #1 Singles 43%, also #2 Doubles 36% · published
3.37
Rollans Edwards
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
JP van der Walt
usually #2 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.

Jack Dougherty + Samuel Ess9165% games+13.5% vs expected
Jack Dougherty + Richard Merlino8157% games+11.9% vs expected
Morgan Philoxene + Bradley Harrison6253% games+2.5% vs expected
Wesley McFadden + Samuel Ess224 matchesnot enough data
John Karcher + Samuel Ess404 matchesnot enough data
Samuel Ess + Richard Merlino404 matchesnot enough data
Richard Shi + Richard Merlino213 matchesnot enough data
Morgan Philoxene + Chris Telep123 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.

John Karcher
15W–1L career · 7 lines in 2026
<1%77%23%
3.90
Richard Shi
31W–9L career · 9 lines in 2026
<1%79%21%
3.89
Wesley McFadden
3W–4L career · 5 lines in 2026
2%91%7%
3.79
Rishit Gupta
28W–19L career · 8 lines in 2026
10%89%1%
3.68
Morgan Philoxene
29W–17L career · 6 lines in 2026
15%85%1%
3.65
Jack Dougherty
20W–2L career · 10 lines in 2026
<1%24%76%
3.60
Samuel Ess
30W–10L career · 12 lines in 2026
<1%24%76%
3.60
3.5
Bradley Harrison
51W–24L career · 11 lines in 2026
<1%50%50%
3.50
4
Chris Telep
3W–18L career · type S · 3 lines in 2026
51%49%<1%
3.50
Max White
32W–11L career · 10 lines in 2026
<1%63%37%
3.45
Richard Merlino
86W–30L career · 14 lines in 2026
<1%64%36%
3.45
Rollans Edwards
12W–6L career · 8 lines in 2026
<1%82%18%
3.37
JP van der Walt
37W–10L career · 1 line 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.

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.