Roster Rating Standard Appeal

Played in merged flights two years.

My name is Fred Greenberg, Captain of The Sterling Silvers and I am submitting an APPL Rating decrease for my teammate and co-captain Gordy Cowher. I have reviewed all of the scores/matches for our very successful 2025 season. We had an exceptional season and our team scores represent a strong roster (7 total) top to bottom. We played the same teams (pairs) for most of the season with some minor changes.

The total games won/lost for our three pairs were: Gordy/partner: 39-15, team #2: 36-18 and team #3: 38-16. All three teams were incredibly close in scores and were very consistent. Another factor to consider is APPL Team Scoring (vs. tournament) and the score of 6. The three ways you win your APPL Match is to: first, win your game outright, second, hold the opposing team to less than 6 points and third, if you lose the game, earn at least 6 points. If we lose a game 6 to 11, we earn one point. If we lose 9-11, we still earn one point although the three point loss differential might affect our individual APPL rating. Much different than traditional tournament scoring. And on this point, Gordy and our other teammates contributed equally. Also, please review Gordy's results in his two 2025 non-APPL Men's 3.0 65+ tournaments...he did not play at a 3.5 level.

And last, please consider that our team is different; all our team members must live in Sterling Grove. If Gordy's rating isn't lowered to below 3.5, he will not be able to play APPL Men's 3.5 65+ with Sterling Grove and we will not be able to field a Sterling Grove Men's 3.0 65+ because we do not have enough residents who play pickleball at our level/age groups. Thank you very much for your careful consideration on this appeal.

Sincerely,
Fred Greenberg

• 3.0

• 3.0