Teams

Desert Ballers

Mixed 40 & Over · 7.0

15 players · average NTRP 3.50 / SOUTHERN ARIZONA

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Schedule9 played
2025-05-18vs Tennis at The RanchWon 21
W#1 DoublesJJ Johnston / Carrie Braunstein vs Cindy Madsen / Roger Cowles6-3, 6-1
L#2 DoublesSuo Ji / John Wang vs Jeffery Williams / Julie Parker1-6, 0-6
W#3 DoublesAnthony Villari / Taylor Garcia Dickson vs James Buckwalter / Betty Staniec6-1, 6-3
2025-05-04vs TRC-AFWon 21
W#1 DoublesJJ Johnston / Carrie Braunstein vs Wendy Goldberg / Ray Gee6-2, 6-2
L#2 DoublesJohn Wang / Suo Ji vs Caryn Barman / Anthony Gray5-7, 6-7
W#3 DoublesTaylor Garcia Dickson / Anthony Villari vs Kate Bessey / Darel Harrison6-2, 6-3
2025-04-24vs Dynamic DuosWon 21
L#1 DoublesJohn Wang / Suo Ji vs Steven Vesterdal / Amy Petrow6-4, 2-6, 0-1
W#2 DoublesMi Jin Kim-Ley / Brian Smith vs Deborah Nevins / Jay Sampson6-3, 6-3
W#3 DoublesTaylor Garcia Dickson / Anthony Villari vs Denise Mathot / Edward Petrow6-4, 6-2
2025-04-13vs SAZ/Garner/40 & Over Mixed/7.0Lost 03
L#1 DoublesJJ Johnston / Carrie Braunstein vs Clay Hilden / Allison Getty6-4, 3-6, 1-0
L#2 DoublesJohn Wang / Suo Ji vs Kathy Minette / Steven Keresztes0-6, 2-6
L#3 DoublesKimberly Dangremond / Rob Schuessler vs Roscoe Mutz / Tracy Reingruber7-6, 4-6, 1-0
2025-04-10vs TRC-AFWon 30
W#1 DoublesJJ Johnston / Carrie Braunstein vs Lisa Gee-Gray / Anthony Gray6-2, 6-1
W#2 DoublesSimba Rusita / Sonia Pleasant vs Kate Bessey / Darel Harrison7-6, 6-3
W#3 DoublesTaylor Garcia Dickson / Anthony Villari vs Elaine Overlund / Scott Overlund7-5, 7-5
2025-03-30vs SidewindersWon 30
W#1 DoublesJJ Johnston / Carrie Braunstein vs Greg Muller / Sarah Stern6-3, 5-7, 1-0
W#2 DoublesJohn Wang / Suo Ji vs Vedah Halberg / Eric Cline6-1, 6-2
W#3 DoublesKimberly Dangremond / Rob Schuessler vs Jonathan Martin / Carman Ryken6-1, 6-0
2025-03-29vs Tennis at The RanchLost 12
W#1 DoublesJJ Johnston / Sonia Pleasant vs Cindy Madsen / Jeffery Williams6-7, 6-2, 1-0
L#2 DoublesTaylor Garcia Dickson / Simba Rusita vs Robin Shipley / Kent Chester0-6, 3-6
L#3 DoublesAtif Khan / Monica Gouker vs Betty Staniec / James Buckwalter3-6, 1-6
2025-03-23vs Tequila ShotsWon 30
W#1 DoublesJJ Johnston / Carrie Braunstein vs Michael Dunbar / Shirley Dunbar6-3, 6-3
W#2 DoublesJohn Wang / Suo Ji vs Ronald Bouchard / Christine Noah6-4, 6-3
W#3 DoublesBrian Smith / Mi Jin Kim-Ley vs Michael Holley / Michelle Ruffing4-6, 6-1, 1-0
2025-03-09vs Mixed PlateWon 30
W#1 DoublesJJ Johnston / Carrie Braunstein vs April Harris / Andrew Andress6-4, 1-6, 1-0
W#2 DoublesJohn Wang / Suo Ji vs Roger Swygart / Olympia Tinsley6-3, 6-1
W#3 DoublesBrian Smith / Kimberly Dangremond vs Lynne Tomasa / Carl Sandberg6-2, 6-4
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Flight standings5 teams · 7.0
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1SAZ/Garner/40 & Over Mixed/7.08123413167
2Desert Ballers7219820209
3Tennis at The Ranch63161125220
4TRC-AF45131430256
5Tequila Shots2561533225

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 3.25 estimated across 10 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.

Anthony Villari
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published 4
3.63
JJ Johnston
usually #1 Doubles 89%, also #3 Doubles 11% · published 3.5
3.50
Suo Ji
usually #2 Doubles 86%, also #1 Doubles 14% · published
3.43
John Wang
usually #2 Doubles 86%, also #1 Doubles 14% · published
3.33
Mary Cunningham
published
3.33
Sonia Pleasant
usually #1 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
3.23
Carrie Braunstein
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published 3.5
3.22
Rob Schuessler
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
3.07
Mi Jin Kim-Ley
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
3.04
Monica Gouker
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
2.76
Atif Khan
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published 3
Kimberly Dangremond
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
Shane Garner
published
Simba Rusita
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published
Taylor Garcia Dickson
usually #3 Doubles 80%, also #2 Doubles 20% · 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.

Suo Ji + John Wang261856% games+5.3% vs expected
JJ Johnston + Carrie Braunstein6162% games+1.4% vs expected
Anthony Villari + Taylor Garcia Dickson5159% gamesnot enough data
Mi Jin Kim-Ley + Anthony Villari404 matchesnot enough data
Shane Garner + Monica Gouker123 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.

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Anthony Villari
17W–5L career · 4 lines in 2025
not enough data
3.5
JJ Johnston
86W–54L career · 9 lines in 2025
<1%15%85%
3.63
Suo Ji
144W–112L career · 7 lines in 2025
<1%50%50%
3.50
John Wang
56W–43L career · 7 lines in 2025
<1%71%29%
3.43
Mary Cunningham
56W–96L career · no lines in 2025
1%89%10%
3.33
Sonia Pleasant
20W–17L career · 2 lines in 2025
1%89%10%
3.33
3.5
Carrie Braunstein
91W–97L career · 7 lines in 2025
4%94%2%
3.23
Rob Schuessler
13W–9L career · 2 lines in 2025
5%94%1%
3.22
Mi Jin Kim-Ley
53W–26L career · 2 lines in 2025
28%71%<1%
3.07
Monica Gouker
43W–91L career · 1 line in 2025
39%61%<1%
3.04
3
Atif Khan
20W–17L career · type S · 1 line in 2025
2%94%3%
2.76
Kimberly Dangremond
43W–38L career · 3 lines in 2025
not enough data
Shane Garner
8W–14L career · no lines in 2025
not enough data
Simba Rusita
1W–1L career · 2 lines in 2025
not enough data
Taylor Garcia Dickson
8W–17L career · 5 lines 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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