Teams

Farrell/Birch - Winter 2026

2026 Adult 18 & Over Winter · 4.5 Men

19 players · average NTRP 4.44 / NORTHERN

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Schedule9 played
L#1 DoublesTrace Combs / Tucker Combs vs Arend Turner / James Livesey1-6, 3-6
L#1 SinglesTorin Yang vs Charlie Race4-6, 4-6
L#2 DoublesBrady Combs / Cullen Combs vs Logan Remington / Peter Rietgraf3-6, 2-6
W#2 SinglesBen Peters vs Lukas Carlson6-4, 6-3
W#3 DoublesBob Watkins / Matthew Knutson vs Jason Thiner / Jay Knutson6-2, 6-4
2026-03-04vs Saab - The RacketeersLost 05
L#1 DoublesCullen Combs / Tucker Combs vs William Flynn / Lucas Martin3-6, 3-6
L#1 SinglesBen Peters vs Alex King1-6, 4-6
L#2 DoublesBenjamin Yates / Duncan Hart vs Daniel Saab / Derek Kieckhafer1-6, 3-6
L#2 SinglesTorin Yang vs Brandon Buth3-6, 2-6
L#3 DoublesQuinn Combs / Trace Combs vs Paul Jilek / Andrew Miller2-6, 1-6
2026-02-18vs Swanson/Tatge 2k26WinterLost 14
L#1 DoublesTucker Combs / Benjamin Yates vs Larson Ringlien / Marc Stingley5-7, 7-6, 0-1
L#1 SinglesDuncan Hart vs Austin Seaverson1-6, 2-6
L#2 DoublesTj Lyons / Carter Lyons vs Daniel Swanson / Clay Sollenberger4-6, 3-6
L#2 SinglesTrace Combs vs Andy Nian4-6, 2-6
W#3 DoublesMatthew Knutson / Courtland Farrell vs Matthew Royer / Matthew Field6-2, 3-6, 1-0
2026-02-11vs Kuether: Absolute DogsLost 05
L#1 DoublesTucker Combs / Cullen Combs vs Tyler Rousslang / Isaac Hultberg3-6, 3-6
L#1 SinglesKarl Lovaas vs Kevin Coleman1-6, 1-6
L#2 DoublesCourtland Farrell / Kristopher Birch vs Matt Dineen / Davis Flanagan5-7, 0-6
L#2 SinglesBen Peters vs Augustine Taylor3-6, 2-6
L#3 DoublesQuinn Combs / Brady Combs vs Mekdim Dejene / Carter Jones0-6, 5-7
2026-02-04vs Choiniere - PIT 2026 Winter 4.5Won 32
L#1 DoublesCullen Combs / Tucker Combs vs Ben Wilson / Charles Harris3-6, 4-6
L#1 SinglesCarter Lyons vs Andrew Tang4-6, 2-6
W#2 DoublesDuncan Hart / Trace Combs vs Isaiah Rubin / Jacob Ruzsa6-2, 6-7, 1-0
W#2 SinglesKarl Lovaas vs Peter Kaufhold6-3, 6-2
W#3 DoublesChristopher Combs / Quinn Combs vs Andrew Schlichting / Aidan Schlichting6-4, 6-2
2026-01-28vs TeitelWave - Winter 26Lost 23
W#1 DoublesBenjamin Yates / Trace Combs vs Matthew Crosby / Philippe Duliere4-6, 6-1, 1-0
L#1 SinglesCullen Combs vs Will Weyenberg6-2, 6-7, 0-1
W#2 DoublesCourtland Farrell / Kristopher Birch vs Kevin Hilpert / Zach Nipper7-6, 6-4
L#2 SinglesDuncan Hart vs Sam Teitelbaum2-6, 6-4, 0-1
L#3 DoublesQuinn Combs / Michael Arvidson vs Benjamin Colburn / Guillermo Arriondo0-6, 2-6
2026-01-22vs Rademacher/CychoszLost 05
L#1 DoublesBenjamin Yates / Cullen Combs vs Ryan Haddorff / Chris Herzog5-7, 2-6
L#1 SinglesBen Peters vs Grant Morton0-6, 2-6
L#2 DoublesCourtland Farrell / Kristopher Birch vs Brook Norwood / Ryan Ortega3-6, 3-6
L#2 SinglesTorin Yang vs Kenny Goins7-5, 3-6, 1-0
L#3 DoublesMatthew Knutson / Jeremy Palm vs Brian Brown / Robert Cardenas2-6, 2-6
2026-01-14vs Seltz/Moran - WinterLost 23
W#1 DoublesTucker Combs / Trace Combs vs James Kinnear / Rick Slachta7-6, 6-4
L#1 SinglesKarl Lovaas vs Michael Montalbano2-6, 1-6
L#2 DoublesBrady Combs / Ben Peters vs Ryan Moran / Jake Seltz3-6, 2-6
L#2 SinglesTorin Yang vs Bryce Johnson2-6, 3-6
W#3 DoublesTj Lyons / Carter Lyons vs Justin Long / Jesse Raymond6-3, 2-6, 1-0
2026-01-07vs Spence: Flight CrewLost 13
L#1 DoublesBrady Combs / Cullen Combs vs Anish Singh / Kevin Krause3-6, 5-7
L#1 SinglesBen Peters vs Jack Linder3-6, 6-1, 0-1
W#2 DoublesTrace Combs / Matthew Knutson vs Alfonso Gunaratnam / An Phan6-1, 6-3
L#2 SinglesCarter Lyons vs Trent Chaffee3-6, 6-7
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Flight standings8 teams · 4.5 Men
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1Seltz/Moran - Winter90311438367
2Kuether: Absolute Dogs81321333366
3Rademacher/Cychosz54261943379
4Swanson/Tatge 2k26Winter45192659452
5TeitelWave - Winter 2645162965477
6Duwearatchi/Race - 4.5 (18+) Winter36212454424
7Choiniere - PIT 2026 Winter 4.536162959450
8Farrell/Birch - Winter 202618123370476

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 4.05 estimated across 14 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.

4.26
Karl Lovaas
usually #1 Singles 67%, also #2 Singles 33% · published
Bob Watkins
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published 4.5
Christopher Combs
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published 4.5
4.22
Tucker Combs
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published
4.21
Cullen Combs
usually #1 Doubles 71%, also #2 Doubles 14% · published 4.5
4.13
Ben Peters
usually #1 Singles 50%, also #2 Singles 33% · published 4.5
4.08
Duncan Hart
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #1 Singles 25% · published
4.06
Carter Lyons
usually #2 Doubles 25%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published 4
4.03
Benjamin Yates
usually #1 Doubles 75%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published 4.5
4.01
Courtland Farrell
usually #2 Doubles 75%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published 4.5
4.01
Matthew Knutson
usually #3 Doubles 75%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published
4.00
Brady Combs
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 25% · published 4.5
3.96
Kristopher Birch
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published
3.94
Trace Combs
usually #1 Doubles 43%, also #2 Doubles 29% · published
3.94
Torin Yang
usually #2 Singles 75%, also #1 Singles 25% · published
3.78
Quinn Combs
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
Jeremy Palm
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
Michael Arvidson
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published
Tj Lyons
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 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.

Matthew Knutson + Courtland Farrell7256% games+6.9% vs expected
Kristopher Birch + Courtland Farrell7552% games+1.6% vs expected
Matthew Knutson + Kristopher Birch4651% games+1.1% vs expected
Brady Combs + Trace Combs6347% games−3.5% vs expected
Tucker Combs + Cullen Combs1442% gamesnot enough data
Ben Peters + Benjamin Yates044 matchesnot enough data
Tucker Combs + Benjamin Yates033 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.

Karl Lovaas
29W–18L career · 3 lines in 2026
3%92%5%
4.26
4.5
Bob Watkins
4W–2L career · type S · 1 line in 2026
not enough data
4.5
Christopher Combs
4W–0L career · 1 line in 2026
not enough data
Tucker Combs
10W–17L career · 6 lines in 2026
6%92%2%
4.22
4.5
Cullen Combs
8W–11L career · 7 lines in 2026
7%91%2%
4.21
4.5
Ben Peters
9W–24L career · 6 lines in 2026
18%82%<1%
4.13
Duncan Hart
3W–5L career · 4 lines in 2026
28%72%<1%
4.08
4
Carter Lyons
14W–4L career · 4 lines in 2026
<1%33%67%
4.06
4.5
Benjamin Yates
14W–36L career · 4 lines in 2026
41%59%<1%
4.03
4.5
Courtland Farrell
22W–15L career · 4 lines in 2026
46%54%<1%
4.01
Matthew Knutson
30W–19L career · 4 lines in 2026
<1%47%53%
4.01
4.5
Brady Combs
9W–11L career · 4 lines in 2026
49%51%<1%
4.00
Kristopher Birch
37W–23L career · 3 lines in 2026
<1%61%39%
3.96
Trace Combs
18W–16L career · 7 lines in 2026
66%34%<1%
3.94
Torin Yang
15W–11L career · 4 lines in 2026
<1%67%33%
3.94
Quinn Combs
1W–3L career · 4 lines in 2026
94%6%<1%
3.78
Jeremy Palm
0W–1L career · 1 line in 2026
not enough data
Michael Arvidson
0W–1L career · 1 line in 2026
not enough data
Tj Lyons
1W–1L career · 2 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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