Teams

Ball Busters

Adult 18 & Over · 3.5 Men - North

14 players · average NTRP 3.50 / PHILADELPHIA

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Schedule19 played
2024-07-01vs Naylor's RunLost 03
L#1 DoublesJonathan Grotell / Matthew Mascaro vs Guy Grossman / Mark Stehle2-6, 0-6
L#1 SinglesSean Smyth vs Krish Mehta1-6, 3-6
L#3 DoublesDino Capone / Eric Gardner vs Aaron Alexander-Bloch / Christian Correa2-6, 1-6
2024-06-28Lost 01
L#2 SinglesMilan Ariastam vs Tiep Klein2-6, 2-6
2024-06-22vs The Usual DeucebagsLost 23
W#1 DoublesAustin Starczewski / Michael Allen vs Andrew Finkle / Joseph Busby7-5, 6-3
L#1 SinglesDonald Archer vs Tyler Harris2-6, 2-6
L#2 DoublesRichard Cook / Sean Smyth vs Jason Friel / Bill Keaton0-6, 2-6
W#2 SinglesCurt Hoy vs Kirk LeCompte6-4, 1-6, 1-0
L#3 DoublesRaymond Searles / Joel Flink vs Anthony Gotzis / Nino Scalamandre2-6, 2-6
2024-06-15vs Upper Dublin 1Lost 14
L#1 DoublesRaymond Searles / Austin Starczewski vs Gary Kao / Tim Walsh2-6, 1-6
L#1 SinglesCurt Hoy vs Aaron Gray2-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesJoel Flink / Andre Goldstein vs Ramkumar Shanmugam / Ian Henrich1-6, 0-6
W#2 SinglesDonald Archer vs Roy Kerney6-2, 7-5
L#3 DoublesJonathan Grotell / Matthew Mascaro vs Bruce Leto / Mark Monaghan1-6, 0-6
2024-06-09vs Doylestown Hot ShotsLost 14
L#1 DoublesMichael Allen / Curt Hoy vs Michael DiPaolo / Kevin Kleemeier4-6, 7-6, 0-1
W#1 SinglesDonald Archer vs Todd Mason6-3, 6-0
L#2 DoublesRichard Cook / John Germer vs Giridhar Bharatam / Chris Manion2-6, 2-6
L#2 SinglesJonathan Grotell vs Craig Batten4-6, 4-6
L#3 DoublesRaymond Searles / Dino Capone vs Jonathan Bilder / Dimitri Gotchev1-6, 2-6
2024-06-08vs Core Creek 3.5Won 40
W#1 DoublesAustin Starczewski / Michael Allen vs Adam Rosenberg / Xiao Qiu6-2, 6-3
W#1 SinglesDonald Archer vs Amit Shah6-1, 6-7, 1-0
W#2 DoublesCurt Hoy / Richard Cook vs Bill Ross / Kiran Vepuri2-6, 6-1, 1-0
W#3 DoublesRaymond Searles / Jonathan Grotell vs Steven Pyluck / Michael Connors6-4, 6-2
2024-06-01vs Upper Dublin 2 18+Lost 23
L#1 DoublesMichael Allen / John Germer vs Venkat Ramamurthy / Joshua Patent4-6, 4-6
L#1 SinglesMilan Ariastam vs Jinfei Xu7-6, 4-6, 1-0
W#2 DoublesCurt Hoy / Richard Cook vs David Brown / George Johnson6-0, 6-3
W#2 SinglesDonald Archer vs Regis Carvalho6-2, 6-3
L#3 DoublesDino Capone / Raymond Searles vs Jason Spillerman / Thomas Le2-6, 2-6
2024-06-01Split 11
L#1 DoublesJonathan Grotell / Sean Smyth vs Vikram Kamat / Stephen McManus2-6, 6-4, 0-1
W#2 DoublesAnthony Giacomoni / Louis Cotteta vs Eric Desmarais / Paul Iaboni7-5, 6-4
2024-05-19Lost 01
L#3 DoublesJames Taylor / Milan Ariastam vs Joel Fishman / Tony House3-6, 0-6
2024-05-18vs The Usual DeucebagsLost 23
L#1 DoublesAustin Starczewski / Michael Allen vs Jason Friel / Bill Keaton6-4, 1-6, 0-1
W#1 SinglesCurt Hoy vs Keith Wright6-4, 6-4
L#2 DoublesMatthew Mascaro / John Germer vs Edward Sullivan / Tim Bezio3-6, 2-3
W#2 SinglesDonald Archer vs Flavien Montange6-1, 6-1
L#3 DoublesRichard Cook / Sean Smyth vs Carlos Araujo / Sal Giordano6-3, 2-6, 0-1
2024-05-11vs Core Creek 3.5Won 31
W#1 DoublesJonathan Grotell / Sean Smyth vs Boris Melnik / Donald Jung6-7, 6-4, 1-0
W#1 SinglesCurt Hoy vs Xiao Qiu7-6, 6-4
L#2 DoublesAnthony Giacomoni / Robert Datner vs Michael Connors / Chull Park2-6, 2-6
W#2 SinglesAustin Starczewski vs Shawn Szalabofka6-1, 6-1
2024-05-11vs PCTA DragonsLost 02
L#1 DoublesAnthony Giacomoni / Kyle Kuchera vs Linh Nguyen / SANKET PHADKE1-6, 2-6
L#1 SinglesMatthew Mascaro vs Zhiyuan Sun1-6, 1-6
2024-05-04vs Upper Dublin 1Lost 04
L#1 DoublesJoel Flink / Jonathan Grotell vs Thomas Crawford / Finn Klemann0-6, 0-6
L#1 SinglesCurt Hoy vs Aaron Gray1-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesAustin Starczewski / Andre Goldstein vs Manuel Carbajo / Tim Walsh3-6, 4-6
L#2 SinglesRobert Datner vs Matthew Klein2-6, 0-6
2024-05-04Lost 12
L#1 DoublesDino Capone / Sean Smyth vs Richard Moore / John Myers2-6, 1-6
L#1 SinglesJonathan Grotell vs Rachid Salahdine3-6, 1-6
W#2 DoublesAnthony Giacomoni / Louis Cotteta vs Imon Rahaman / Sharef Ullah6-0, 6-2
2024-04-27vs Upper Dublin 2 18+Won 50
W#1 DoublesCurt Hoy / Austin Starczewski vs Venkat Ramamurthy / Jinfei Xu6-3, 6-0
W#1 SinglesMilan Ariastam vs Spencer Oetjen6-4, 3-6, 1-0
W#2 DoublesAnthony Giacomoni / Jonathan Grotell vs David Brown / Thomas Le7-6, 6-4
W#2 SinglesDonald Archer vs William Bishop6-4, 6-4
W#3 DoublesRichard Cook / Sean Smyth vs Regis Carvalho / Alex Gurvich6-2, 6-1
2024-04-27Won 21
W#1 DoublesJonathan Grotell / Sean Smyth vs Jay Astle / Andrew Hatton0-6, 7-5, 1-0
L#1 SinglesMatthew Mascaro vs Sakar Sigdel0-6, 1-6
W#2 DoublesLouis Cotteta / Anthony Giacomoni vs Jake Holtzer / Michael Garrison6-3, 6-1
2024-04-21Won 10
W#2 SinglesMilan Ariastam vs Jake Shanley6-4, 6-3
2024-04-20vs Doylestown Hot ShotsLost 23
L#1 DoublesMichael Allen / Donald Archer vs Bradley Carlson / Kevin Kleemeier6-7, 6-7
W#1 SinglesCurt Hoy vs Craig Batten6-0, 6-2
L#2 DoublesRichard Cook / Joel Flink vs Chris Manion / Giridhar Bharatam0-6, 1-6
W#2 SinglesMilan Ariastam vs Todd Mason6-2, 4-6, 1-0
L#3 DoublesAnthony Giacomoni / Jonathan Grotell vs Jonathan Bilder / Gurudutt Redkar1-6, 5-6
2024-04-13Lost 12
L#1 DoublesJonathan Grotell / Matthew Mascaro vs Richard Fox / Matthew Liebman3-6, 3-6
W#2 DoublesAnthony Giacomoni / Louis Cotteta vs Jordan DiPietro / Nickolas Kursman2-6, 6-3, 1-0
L#2 SinglesSean Smyth vs Brett Victor4-6, 4-2, 0-1
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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 3.16 estimated across 5 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.

3.56
Donald Archer
usually #2 Singles 50%, also #1 Singles 38% · published
3.31
Curt Hoy
usually #1 Singles 50%, also #2 Doubles 20% · published 3.5
Anthony Giacomoni
usually #2 Doubles 75%, also #3 Doubles 13% · published 3.5
Austin Starczewski
usually #1 Doubles 71%, also #2 Singles 14% · published 3.5
3.20
Milan Ariastam
usually #2 Singles 50%, also #1 Singles 33% · published
2.90
Jonathan Grotell
usually #1 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published
2.83
Sean Smyth
usually #1 Doubles 44%, also #3 Doubles 22% · published
Andre Goldstein
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published
Dino Capone
usually #3 Doubles 75%, also #1 Doubles 25% · published
Joel Flink
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published
John Germer
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published
Matthew Mascaro
usually #1 Doubles 33%, also #1 Singles 33% · published
Raymond Searles
usually #3 Doubles 80%, also #1 Doubles 20% · published
Robert Datner
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #2 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.

Jonathan Grotell + Sean Smyth131347% games+1.9% vs expected
Raymond Searles + Joel Flink3744% games−9.1% vs expected
Jonathan Grotell + Matthew Mascaro1434% gamesnot enough data
Austin Starczewski + Anthony Giacomoni213 matchesnot enough data
Sean Smyth + Matthew Mascaro123 matchesnot enough data
Matthew Mascaro + Anthony Giacomoni303 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.

Donald Archer
27W–16L career · 8 lines in 2024
<1%32%68%
3.56
3.5
Curt Hoy
37W–28L career · 10 lines in 2024
1%90%8%
3.31
3.5
Anthony Giacomoni
13W–10L career · 8 lines in 2024
not enough data
3.5
Austin Starczewski
11W–9L career · 7 lines in 2024
not enough data
Milan Ariastam
19W–20L career · 6 lines in 2024
8%91%2%
3.20
Jonathan Grotell
44W–71L career · 11 lines in 2024
<1%76%23%
2.90
Sean Smyth
32W–41L career · 8 lines in 2024
1%88%11%
2.83
Andre Goldstein
4W–16L career · 2 lines in 2024
not enough data
Dino Capone
0W–6L career · 4 lines in 2024
not enough data
Joel Flink
9W–23L career · 4 lines in 2024
not enough data
John Germer
16W–17L career · 3 lines in 2024
not enough data
Matthew Mascaro
26W–33L career · 6 lines in 2024
not enough data
Raymond Searles
35W–40L career · 5 lines in 2024
not enough data
Robert Datner
0W–4L career · 2 lines in 2024
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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