Teams

Kiss My Cactus

Adult 55 & Over · 8.0 Women

8 players · average NTRP 3.62 / SOUTHERN ARIZONA

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Schedule7 played
2025-12-19vs Spin SistersLost 02
L#2 DoublesELISE COTLER / Brenda Blumentritt vs Doris Helmich / Polly Morehouse6-3, 3-6, 0-1
L#3 DoublesLisa Brady / Amy Ruland vs Connie Crum / Ginger Buetow6-7, 2-6
2025-12-15vs Love 55Lost 03
L#1 DoublesELISE COTLER / Susan Becker vs Adrienne Walker-Heller / Stacy Renner5-7, 6-4, 0-1
L#2 DoublesLisa Brady / Brenda Blumentritt vs Cynthia Perelli-Minetti / Ellen Haebe1-6, 2-6
L#3 DoublesSylvia Hillmann / Deanna Millhouse vs Chris Strohm / Laura Pendleton-Miller1-6, 3-6
2025-12-08vs Green Volley GirlsLost 03
L#1 DoublesBrenda Blumentritt / Susan Becker vs Annie Bessette / Gail Grove3-6, 3-6
L#2 DoublesLisa Brady / Sylvia Hillmann vs Troy Ibarra / Amy Hajduk6-2, 6-7, 0-1
L#3 DoublesAmy Ruland / Deanna Millhouse vs Nancy Brockley / Mary McKeown5-7, 1-6
2025-12-01vs SAZ 55/ 8.0 W- Teri KotalikWon 10
W#2 DoublesLisa Brady / Dee Buizer vs Erika Hard / Lisa Tucci3-6, 7-6, 1-0
2025-11-24vs Fierce 55sLost 03
L#1 DoublesBrenda Blumentritt / Karen Simpson vs Kech Carera / Betty Jo Weaver0-6, 4-6
L#2 DoublesLisa Brady / Sylvia Hillmann vs Marie-Louis Galegor / Sharon Steehler2-6, 7-5, 0-1
L#3 DoublesDee Buizer / Mary Smith vs Laurel Pennick / Tracy Reingruber6-3, 3-6, 0-1
2025-11-17vs Lemon DropsSplit 11
L#2 DoublesLisa Brady / Amy Ruland vs Jennifer Morehead / Denise Gebes1-6, 0-6
W#3 DoublesDee Buizer / Mary Smith vs Jill Hansen / Debbie Arechiga3-6, 6-2, 1-0
2025-11-10vs No Drama MommasSplit 11
W#2 DoublesELISE COTLER / Brenda Blumentritt vs Linda Haycraft / Lise Fox6-3, 7-5
L#3 DoublesLisa Brady / Sylvia Hillmann vs Jubie Wolfe / Leslie Watson3-6, 0-6
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Flight standings8 teams · 8.0 Women
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1SAZ 55/ 8.0 W- Teri Kotalik6115612142
2Love 555214718182
3Spin Sisters4313820193
4Green Volley Girls4312921188
5No Drama Mommas3491226214
6Fierce 55s25101127211
7Lemon Drops2561533220
8Kiss My Cactus2551634223

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 3.40 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.

3.68
ELISE COTLER
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published
3.62
Brenda Blumentritt
usually #2 Doubles 60%, also #1 Doubles 40% · published 4
3.36
Deanna Millhouse
usually #1 Doubles 43%, also #3 Doubles 29% · published 3.5
3.33
Amy Ruland
usually #1 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 38% · published 3.5
3.30
Dee Buizer
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 50% · published 3.5
3.29
Lisa Brady
usually #2 Doubles 71%, also #3 Doubles 29% · published
3.21
Sylvia Hillmann
usually #3 Doubles 50%, also #2 Doubles 50% · published
Karen Simpson
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.

Lisa Brady + Dee Buizer7650% games+3.5% vs expected
Sylvia Hillmann + Dee Buizer3247% games−2.8% vs expected
Karen Simpson + ELISE COTLER2545% games−3.5% vs expected
Karen Simpson + Brenda Blumentritt4748% games−4.6% vs expected
Amy Ruland + Lisa Brady0530% games−6.7% vs expected
Sylvia Hillmann + Lisa Brady0635% games−7.4% vs expected
Brenda Blumentritt + ELISE COTLER1841% games−8.4% vs expected
Lisa Brady + Deanna Millhouse033 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.

ELISE COTLER
30W–68L career · 3 lines in 2026
10%89%1%
3.68
4
Brenda Blumentritt
69W–87L career · 5 lines in 2026
20%80%<1%
3.62
3.5
Deanna Millhouse
25W–28L career · 7 lines in 2026
1%84%15%
3.36
3.5
Amy Ruland
19W–12L career · 8 lines in 2026
1%87%12%
3.33
3.5
Dee Buizer
45W–41L career · 4 lines in 2026
2%91%7%
3.30
Lisa Brady
18W–43L career · 7 lines in 2026
2%91%7%
3.29
Sylvia Hillmann
4W–12L career · 4 lines in 2026
7%91%2%
3.21
Karen Simpson
45W–71L career · no lines in 2026
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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