Teams

The Rat Pack

Mixed 55 & Over · 7.0 Mixed Doubles

17 players · average NTRP 3.50 / NEW JERSEY

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Schedule7 played
2025-05-04vs MiddleStates/VanMol/55&O/7.0XLost 12
W#1 DoublesJeff West / Linda Peters vs Daniel Higgins / Yijun Lu6-3, 6-4
L#2 DoublesSudhakar Rao / Linda Berne vs Yun Shao / Denise Moser1-6, 5-7
L#3 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Meredith Bzdak vs Steve Woo / JANET van MOL7-6, 1-6, 0-1
2025-04-27vs Courtside ContendersLost 12
L#1 DoublesJoseph Tomasello / Linda Peters vs Mansour Rismanchi / Mona Sickles5-7, 3-6
L#2 DoublesMyke Connell / Laura Brasher vs Sandip Sahni / Marie Collazo5-7, 2-4
W#3 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Meredith Bzdak vs Mitch Kleiman / Wendy Worth6-4, 4-6, 1-0
2025-04-13vs MiddleStates/VanMol/55&O/7.0XLost 03
L#1 DoublesJeff West / Hitomi M vs Clint Tomlinson / Min Foga3-6, 0-6
L#2 DoublesDavid Hilgen / Tracy Nees vs Bobby Choe / Gabrielle Korosec1-6, 1-6
L#3 DoublesJoseph Tomasello / Linda Berne vs Daniel Higgins / JANET van MOL1-6, 0-6
2025-03-30vs MiddleStates/VanMol/55&O/7.0XLost 12
L#1 DoublesDavid Hilgen / Elizabeth Ballantine vs Clint Tomlinson / Sharon Becker1-6, 4-6
W#2 DoublesMyke Connell / Laura Brasher vs Leonard Charles / JANET van MOL5-7, 6-4, 1-0
L#3 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Meredith Bzdak vs Yun Shao / Hsiaoli Ma3-6, 1-6
2025-03-23vs Courtside ContendersLost 12
L#1 DoublesJeff Maskovsky / Laura Brasher vs Michael Cirasola / Tina Gonzalez3-6, 6-4, 0-1
W#2 DoublesJoseph Tomasello / Linda Peters vs Mansour Rismanchi / Mona Sickles4-6, 6-4, 1-0
L#3 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Meredith Bzdak vs Mitch Kleiman / Lorise Chow3-6, 3-6
2025-03-09vs Courtside ContendersLost 02
L#1 DoublesMyke Connell / Elizabeth Ballantine vs Mansour Rismanchi / Mona Sickles2-6, 6-3, 1-0
L#2 DoublesJeff West / Linda Berne vs Michael Cirasola / Tina Gonzalez2-6, 2-6
2025-03-02vs MiddleStates/VanMol/55&O/7.0XLost 03
L#1 DoublesLinda Peters / Joseph Tomasello vs Clint Tomlinson / Sharon Becker2-6, 0-6
L#2 DoublesJeff Maskovsky / Laura Brasher vs Leonard Charles / Tong Zhang6-7, 2-5
L#3 DoublesJohn Alonzo / Kimberly Sames vs Arthur Ferrante / Yijun Lu0-6, 6-1, 0-1
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Flight standings3 teams · 7.0 Mixed Doubles
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1Courtside Contenders0771431217
2The Rat Pack0751635224
3MiddleStates/VanMol/55&O/7.0X0820413161

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 3.28 estimated across 6 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.

3.54
Linda Peters
usually #1 Doubles 75%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published
3.40
Elizabeth Ballantine
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published 3.5
3.38
Kimberly Sames
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
3.25
David Hilgen
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 50% · published 3.5
3.16
Laura Brasher
usually #2 Doubles 75%, also #1 Doubles 25% · published
2.95
Leigh Gronau
published
Hitomi M
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
Jeff Maskovsky
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 50% · published
Jeff West
published
John Alonzo
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
Joseph Tomasello
usually #1 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published
Linda Berne
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #3 Doubles 33% · published
Meredith Bzdak
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
Michael Bzdak
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
Myke Connell
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published
Sudhakar Rao
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published
Tracy Nees
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.

Michael Bzdak + Meredith Bzdak113039% games−11.6% vs expected
Linda Peters + Joseph Tomasello101942% gamesnot enough data
Leigh Gronau + Michael Bzdak1547% gamesnot enough data
Leigh Gronau + John Alonzo1536% gamesnot enough data
Jeff Maskovsky + Laura Brasher044 matchesnot enough data
Laura Brasher + David Hilgen224 matchesnot enough data
Elizabeth Ballantine + Myke Connell134 matchesnot enough data
John Alonzo + Elizabeth Ballantine123 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.

Linda Peters
135W–102L career · 4 lines in 2025
38%62%<1%
3.54
3.5
Elizabeth Ballantine
70W–42L career · 2 lines in 2025
<1%76%24%
3.40
Kimberly Sames
20W–18L career · 1 line in 2025
<1%80%20%
3.38
3.5
David Hilgen
11W–38L career · type M · 2 lines in 2025
3%93%4%
3.25
Laura Brasher
107W–91L career · 4 lines in 2025
13%86%1%
3.16
Leigh Gronau
71W–93L career · no lines in 2025
<1%65%35%
2.95
Hitomi M
1W–15L career · 1 line in 2025
not enough data
Jeff Maskovsky
0W–5L career · 2 lines in 2025
not enough data
Jeff West
1W–2L career · no lines in 2025
not enough data
John Alonzo
17W–26L career · 1 line in 2025
not enough data
Joseph Tomasello
13W–58L career · 4 lines in 2025
not enough data
Linda Berne
0W–14L career · 3 lines in 2025
not enough data
Meredith Bzdak
17W–48L career · 4 lines in 2025
not enough data
Michael Bzdak
29W–70L career · 4 lines in 2025
not enough data
Myke Connell
2W–5L career · 3 lines in 2025
not enough data
Sudhakar Rao
3W–9L career · 1 line in 2025
not enough data
Tracy Nees
0W–3L career · 1 line in 2025
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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