Teams

Balls & Chains

2021 Mixed 18 and Over League · 6.0

9 players · average NTRP 3.25 / MAUI

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Schedule6 played
2021-05-22vs Penn PalsLost 03
L#1 DoublesAllison Kermode / Jeffrey Kermode vs Melanie Devereux / John Guarin6-4, 4-6, 0-1
L#2 DoublesTesha Newman / Scott Newman vs Rachael Barnard / Christopher Smith2-6, 4-6
L#3 DoublesSusan Bailey / Zachary Bailey vs Anne Swift / David Iacovetti0-6, 2-6
2021-05-16vs Penn PalsWon 20
W#1 DoublesBenjamin Falit / Laurel Falit vs Jody Reale / Steve Ulene3-6, 6-1, 1-0
W#2 DoublesZachary Bailey / Susan Bailey vs Kyle Kramer / Melanie Devereux7-5, 6-4
2021-05-08vs Penn PalsWon 21
W#1 DoublesBenjamin Falit / Laurel Falit vs David Iacovetti / Anne Swift6-1, 6-3
L#2 DoublesSusan Bailey / Zachary Bailey vs Rachael Barnard / Christopher Smith1-6, 6-7
W#3 DoublesScott Newman / Tesha Newman vs Jim Brod / Lisa Paulson7-6, 6-4
2021-05-02vs Penn PalsLost 12
W#1 DoublesBenjamin Falit / Laurel Falit vs Jim Brod / Lisa Paulson4-6, 6-3, 1-0
L#2 DoublesZachary Bailey / Susan Bailey vs John Guarin / Melanie Devereux2-6, 4-6
L#3 DoublesMatthew Kerstein / Susan Fazekas vs Steve Ulene / Janet Davis2-6, 2-6
2021-04-24vs Penn PalsLost 02
L#2 DoublesScott Newman / Tesha Newman vs Lisa Paulson / Kyle Kramer6-1, 4-6, 0-1
L#3 DoublesSusan Fazekas / Matthew Kerstein vs Jody Reale / Steve Ulene3-6, 1-6
2021-04-19Lost 01
L#2 DoublesSusan Fazekas / Matthew Kerstein vs Janet Davis / Kyle Kramer2-6, 6-3, 0-1
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Flight standings1 teams · 6.0
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1Balls & Chains2451328189

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 3.02 estimated across 7 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.

3.85
Benjamin Falit
usually #1 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 17% · published 4
3.60
Tesha Newman
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #3 Doubles 33% · published 3.5
3.06
Laurel Falit
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published 3
2.83
Melanie Devereux
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published 3
2.81
Rachael Barnard
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published 3
2.69
Allison Kermode
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published 3
2.32
Susan Fazekas
usually #3 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
Matthew Kerstein
usually #3 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
Susan Bailey
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.

Benjamin Falit + Laurel Falit16759% games+8.4% vs expected
Susan Fazekas + Matthew Kerstein044 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
Benjamin Falit
93W–45L career · 6 lines in 2021
<1%88%12%
3.85
3.5
Tesha Newman
86W–61L career · 3 lines in 2021
<1%23%77%
3.60
3
Laurel Falit
72W–57L career · 3 lines in 2021
<1%33%67%
3.06
3
Melanie Devereux
67W–54L career · 4 lines in 2021
1%89%10%
2.83
3
Rachael Barnard
45W–57L career · 3 lines in 2021
1%92%8%
2.81
3
Allison Kermode
29W–50L career · 1 line in 2021
7%92%1%
2.69
Susan Fazekas
16W–33L career · 3 lines in 2021
0%92%8%
2.32
Matthew Kerstein
0W–5L career · 3 lines in 2021
not enough data
Susan Bailey
18W–29L career · 4 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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