Teams

The Rat Pack

Mixed 40 & Over · 7.0 North Mixed Doubles

13 players · average NTRP 3.50 / NEW JERSEY

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Schedule18 played
2021-05-01vs MTPALost 12
L#1 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Meredith Bzdak vs John Kudrle / Dorothy Logan2-6, 0-6
L#2 DoublesDavid Hilgen / Morgann Loyd vs Dan Khoo / Dawn Donnelly5-7, 2-6
W#3 DoublesJOHN MANFREDA / Christine Keating vs Egbert Baldovino / Amy DeCesare7-6, 3-6, 1-0
2021-04-24vs Double TroubleLost 03
L#1 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Meredith Bzdak vs Brian Lamon / Linh Fruge1-6, 4-6
L#2 DoublesJOHN MANFREDA / Laura Brasher vs Fabio Shuyama / Izabela Duda1-6, 1-6
L#3 DoublesJoseph Tomasello / Joan Kern vs Rodrigo Roa / Pamela Calaquian4-6, 2-6
2021-04-10vs MTPALost 03
L#1 DoublesJoan Kern / John Alonzo vs Elme Schmid / Dan Khoo3-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesLinda Peters / Joseph Tomasello vs Dorothy Logan / John Kudrle5-7, 0-6
L#3 DoublesLeigh Gronau / Michael Bzdak vs Brigette Elaina Brooks / Thomas Bishop7-6, 3-4, 0-1
2021-04-03vs Double TroubleLost 03
L#1 DoublesTom Desimone / Christine Keating vs Matt Vanzini / Olga Carey1-6, 1-6
L#2 DoublesJOHN MANFREDA / Linda Peters vs Rodrigo Roa / Pamela Calaquian4-6, 4-6
L#3 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Meredith Bzdak vs Alan Howard / Allison Bloch6-3, 6-7, 0-1
2021-03-20vs MTPALost 12
L#1 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Christine Keating vs Ben Lai / Horraine Lai1-6, 6-7
L#2 DoublesTom Desimone / Rene DeSimone vs Kristina Baldovino / Egbert Baldovino5-7, 6-7
W#3 DoublesDavid Hilgen / Laura Brasher vs Brigette Elaina Brooks / Charles Bergeron1-6, 6-3, 1-0
2021-03-20Won 10
W#1 DoublesPat Baltz / Joan Kern vs James Gatter / Kathryn Brown6-3, 6-2
2021-03-13vs Double TroubleLost 03
L#1 DoublesJohn Alonzo / Joan Kern vs Chanaka Amarasinghe / Jamie Wasserman2-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Leigh Gronau vs Todd Januzzi / JANET van MOL1-6, 5-7
L#3 DoublesLaura Brasher / JOHN MANFREDA vs Fabio Shuyama / Linh Fruge2-6, 1-6
2021-03-06Lost 01
L#1 DoublesPat Baltz / Joan Kern vs Isidoros Skarlis / Marie L McCall5-7, 4-6
2021-03-01vs MTPALost 03
L#1 DoublesRene DeSimone / Tom Desimone vs Christina Bohn / Lars Bohn1-6, 1-6
L#2 DoublesLaura Brasher / David Hilgen vs Rupal Kothari / Stephen Khoo3-6, 0-6
L#3 DoublesMeredith Bzdak / James Rauch vs Brigette Elaina Brooks / John Kudrle1-6, 0-6
2021-02-21vs Double TroubleLost 12
W#1 DoublesJoan Kern / John Alonzo vs Izabela Duda / Daniel Higgins5-7, 5-3, 1-0
L#2 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Meredith Bzdak vs Daniel Hudec / JANET van MOL2-6, 1-6
L#3 DoublesJoseph Tomasello / Linda Peters vs Matt Vanzini / Janice Huang6-7, 0-6
2021-02-20Won 10
W#2 DoublesPat Baltz / Joan Kern vs Victoria Perity / Harindra Weerakkody6-1, 7-5
2021-02-06vs MTPALost 03
L#1 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Christine Keating vs Lars Bohn / Christina Bohn1-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesJOHN MANFREDA / Laura Brasher vs Stephen Khoo / Rupal Kothari6-3, 1-6, 0-1
L#3 DoublesJoseph Tomasello / Meredith Bzdak vs Ben Lai / Dawn Donnelly1-6, 1-6
2021-02-06Won 10
W#2 DoublesRobert MacAluso / Joan Kern vs Darlene Heller / Bob Springer6-0, 7-5
2021-01-30vs Double TroubleSplit 11
W#1 DoublesJohn Alonzo / Joan Kern vs Xavier Hadjadj / Janet Francis6-0, 7-5
L#3 DoublesJoseph Tomasello / Linda Peters vs Rodrigo Roa / Allison Bloch3-6, 2-6
2021-01-24Won 10
W#1 DoublesJoan Kern / Pat Baltz vs Lorri K Swan / Franklin Farfan6-3, 6-0
2021-01-16vs MTPALost 03
L#1 DoublesRene DeSimone / Tom Desimone vs Rupal Kothari / Stephen Khoo2-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesJoan Kern / David Hilgen vs Horraine Lai / Ben Lai4-6, 6-4, 0-1
L#3 DoublesLeigh Gronau / James Rauch vs Elizabeth Mutisya / John Kudrle1-6, 0-6
2021-01-16Won 10
W#1 DoublesJeffrey Cavanaugh / Joan Kern vs Shari Butz / Harindra Weerakkody6-4, 6-1
2021-01-16vs Double TroubleLost 03
L#1 DoublesJohn Alonzo / Linda Peters vs Alfred Morson / Janet Francis6-4, 3-6, 1-0
L#2 DoublesMichael Bzdak / Meredith Bzdak vs Daniel Higgins / Janice Huang2-6, 7-6, 0-1
L#3 DoublesJoseph Tomasello / Morgann Loyd vs Fabio Shuyama / Izabela Duda7-5, 2-6, 0-1
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Flight standings2 teams · 7.0 North Mixed Doubles
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1MTPA012241227266
2The Rat Pack01253165409

Ordered by team wins, then losses, then sets lost — the order USTA uses to seed a flight. Individual wins are lines, not ties.

See the full flight, with every team’s record

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 3.23 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.

3.66
Joan Kern
usually #1 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published 4
3.51
Linda Peters
usually #3 Doubles 40%, also #2 Doubles 40% · published
3.33
Lee Altman-Spear
published
3.25
David Hilgen
usually #2 Doubles 75%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published 3.5
3.16
Laura Brasher
usually #2 Doubles 60%, also #3 Doubles 40% · published
2.94
Leigh Gronau
usually #3 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
2.79
Christine Keating
usually #1 Doubles 75%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published 3
John Alonzo
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
Joseph Tomasello
usually #3 Doubles 83%, also #2 Doubles 17% · published
Meredith Bzdak
usually #3 Doubles 43%, also #2 Doubles 29% · published
Michael Bzdak
usually #1 Doubles 44%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published
Morgann Loyd
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · published
Tom Desimone
usually #1 Doubles 75%, also #2 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.

Michael Bzdak + Meredith Bzdak133239% games−12.9% vs expected
Linda Peters + Joseph Tomasello101942% gamesnot enough data
Christine Keating + Michael Bzdak3441% gamesnot enough data
John Alonzo + Joan Kern5254% gamesnot enough data
Morgann Loyd + David Hilgen2539% gamesnot enough data
Leigh Gronau + Michael Bzdak1547% gamesnot enough data
Leigh Gronau + John Alonzo1536% gamesnot enough data
Christine Keating + John Alonzo1542% gamesnot 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.

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Joan Kern
138W–136L career · 12 lines in 2021
10%89%<1%
3.66
Linda Peters
153W–110L career · 5 lines in 2021
47%53%<1%
3.51
Lee Altman-Spear
23W–18L career · no lines in 2021
1%90%9%
3.33
3.5
David Hilgen
11W–38L career · type M · 4 lines in 2021
2%95%3%
3.25
Laura Brasher
117W–104L career · 5 lines in 2021
12%88%<1%
3.16
Leigh Gronau
74W–97L career · 3 lines in 2021
<1%67%33%
2.94
3
Christine Keating
71W–96L career · 4 lines in 2021
1%93%5%
2.79
John Alonzo
17W–26L career · 5 lines in 2021
not enough data
Joseph Tomasello
14W–63L career · 6 lines in 2021
not enough data
Meredith Bzdak
19W–51L career · 7 lines in 2021
not enough data
Michael Bzdak
36W–75L career · 9 lines in 2021
not enough data
Morgann Loyd
22W–36L career · 2 lines in 2021
not enough data
Tom Desimone
10W–24L 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.

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.