Teams

TCSP-Buscher

2025 Mixed 40 & Over · 6.0

16 players · average NTRP 2.94 / NORTHWEST WASHINGTON

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Schedule7 played
2025-08-02vs BC-Happy Hitters-ParkSplit 11
W#1 DoublesChester Weir / Ann Wilson vs Ana Reyes / Anthony Reyes6-0, 3-6, 1-0
L#2 DoublesLois James / Thomas Barbano vs Erin Corson / Steve Lin3-6, 3-6
2025-07-25vs AYTC-WillgerodtLost 03
L#1 DoublesBruce James / Cara Winter vs Andrew Buhayar / Lara van Cise1-6, 6-3, 0-1
L#2 DoublesHoward Choder / Alice Bankson vs Ketil Freeman / Meg Viera2-6, 1-6
L#3 DoublesGeoffrey Buscher / Julia Sommerfeld vs Mark Lewin / Rebecca Zimmer0-6, 1-6
2025-07-13vs CAC/SL-DucheaneLost 02
L#1 DoublesGreg Merlino / Janice Merlino vs arvind Mallikarjunan / Deidra Ducheane0-6, 0-6
L#2 DoublesChristopher Landman / Julia Sommerfeld vs Soma Burela / Kathy McPherson2-6, 3-6
2025-07-05vs CP-Mixed Force-KoralskaLost 03
L#1 DoublesAnn Wilson / Thomas Barbano vs Helen Wang / Anton Kirilov6-4, 4-6, 0-1
L#2 DoublesAlice Bankson / Chester Weir vs Nely Koralska / Atanas Koralski3-6, 4-6
L#3 DoublesBelinda Buscher / Geoffrey Buscher vs Kimberly Wong / Rodrigo Gonzalez3-6, 1-6
2025-06-29vs EDG-Over the EDG-RochfordLost 03
L#1 DoublesCara Winter / Bruce James vs Scott Robertson / Lainie Dickson6-1, 3-6, 0-1
L#2 DoublesJanice Merlino / Greg Merlino vs Bing Li / Gesina Howard5-7, 6-1, 0-1
L#3 DoublesBelinda Buscher / Geoffrey Buscher vs Paul Moosman / Barbara Smith3-6, 6-4, 0-1
2025-06-21vs ETC-AllenLost 03
L#1 DoublesBruce James / Lois James vs Utsav Prabhu / Christy Chang6-7, 6-2, 0-1
L#2 DoublesLeslie Vigil / Thomas Barbano vs Sean McClinton / Tina Allen7-6, 3-6, 0-1
L#3 DoublesAlice Bankson / Brent Baker vs Kari Brown / Mihai Popoaei2-6, 6-3, 0-1
2025-06-14vs FC-MoraLost 12
L#1 DoublesCara Winter / Chester Weir vs Juan Ricardo / Edith Matulka4-6, 4-6
W#2 DoublesJulia Sommerfeld / Christopher Landman vs Xin Cheng / XIAOOU ZHUANG7-5, 2-6, 1-0
L#3 DoublesLois James / Greg Merlino vs Cat Zimmermann / Kelly Ambrose0-6, 3-6
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Grouped by tie — one fixture, several lines. A line shows only when a player on it is someone we have indexed, so an early-season tie for a newly-added team can look short. This also means the line count here will not match the header, which counts individual player appearances.
Flight standings36 teams · 6.0
TeamWLInd. WInd. LSets lostGames lost
1ETC-The Mixed paiRFection-Elim802315120
2FC-Basha Tennis 6.0802228137
3ETC-Box1 6.0802229120
4MI-Unforced Terrors-Baldwin7117717189
5ETC-Holmgren7115926215
6NWW-BETC-Schiller6116512131
7AYTC-Willgerodt6116515144
8FC-Mora6115616185
9CP-Vintage Volleys-Meyles6216820198
10AYTC-Cross Courts-Cowan Stewart/Wang5213819158
11EDG-Over the EDG-Rochford5215619181
12TCSP-Summer Lobbing-Gatcheco5212922180
13WSC-Old School Slicers-Borner5315921210
14MC-Manickam 6.05315922173
15BC-Doubles2love-Sedghinasab4312919168
16EDG-Mixedologists-Cook44111328209
17BTA-Mixed Signals-Gerard44101432238
18CAC/SL-Ducheane3412922185
19BC-Happy Hitters-Park3481326194
20CAC/SL-Big Swingers-McCarron3491227205
21ETC-Allen34101128214
22CP-Party Mixer-Brodahl35121229206
23PL-Mxd40-Walker35111329201
24BC-Match Point-McCullough/D'Souza35101431225
25AYTC-Busby3581632229
26HBSQ-Collins35101432225
27CP-Mixed Force-Koralska2561533219
28PSC-Dragan26101430219
29BETC-Are You Sure? Ruth2681637259
30FC-It's Not You, It's My Serve-Hoy1661532222
31ETC-Luckyshots-Li1641735231
32HBSQ-Team #1-A-Huff1751939253
33WSC-Dacia-Clinciu1742042253
34RTC-Mixology-Muir1742042268
35TCSP-Buscher0721940231
36PSC-Hive Five-Qin0842042268

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 2.62 estimated across 16 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.

3.16
Janice Merlino
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #1 Doubles 50% · published 3.5
2.96
Leslie Vigil
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published 3
2.90
Cara Winter
usually #1 Doubles 100% · published 3
2.80
Bruce James
usually #1 Doubles 60%, also #2 Doubles 20% · published 3
2.75
Lois James
usually #2 Doubles 50%, also #3 Doubles 25% · published 3
2.73
Alice Bankson
usually #2 Doubles 60%, also #3 Doubles 40% · published 3
2.67
Ann Wilson
usually #1 Doubles 75%, also #2 Doubles 25% · published 3
2.56
Chester Weir
usually #1 Doubles 67%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published 3
2.53
Thomas Barbano
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #1 Doubles 33% · published 3
2.52
Julia Sommerfeld
usually #2 Doubles 67%, also #3 Doubles 33% · published 2.5
2.51
Christopher Landman
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published 3
2.48
Howard Choder
usually #2 Doubles 100% · published 3
2.42
Brent Baker
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published 3
2.37
Belinda Buscher
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published 3
2.36
Geoffrey Buscher
usually #3 Doubles 100% · published 2.5
2.21
Greg Merlino
usually #3 Doubles 33%, also #2 Doubles 33% · published 2.5
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.

Bruce James + Lois James101547% games+0.8% vs expected
Julia Sommerfeld + Christopher Landman3736% games−1.9% vs expected
Belinda Buscher + Geoffrey Buscher22036% games−11.0% vs expected
Janice Merlino + Greg Merlino2643% games−15.1% vs expected
Lois James + Greg Merlino0831% games−19.0% vs expected
Brent Baker + Alice Bankson0529% gamesnot enough data
Leslie Vigil + Thomas Barbano224 matchesnot enough data
Janice Merlino + Geoffrey Buscher134 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.

3.5
Janice Merlino
64W–62L career · 2 lines in 2025
13%87%1%
3.16
3
Leslie Vigil
39W–35L career · 1 line in 2025
<1%60%40%
2.96
3
Cara Winter
31W–28L career · 3 lines in 2025
<1%75%24%
2.90
3
Bruce James
76W–92L career · 5 lines in 2025
2%91%8%
2.80
3
Lois James
46W–64L career · 4 lines in 2025
3%93%4%
2.75
3
Alice Bankson
31W–63L career · 5 lines in 2025
5%92%3%
2.73
3
Ann Wilson
26W–43L career · 4 lines in 2025
11%88%1%
2.67
3
Chester Weir
17W–61L career · 3 lines in 2025
33%67%<1%
2.56
3
Thomas Barbano
19W–41L career · type S · 3 lines in 2025
41%59%<1%
2.53
2.5
Julia Sommerfeld
52W–51L career · 3 lines in 2025
0%43%57%
2.52
3
Christopher Landman
10W–29L career · 2 lines in 2025
46%54%<1%
2.51
3
Howard Choder
11W–38L career · 1 line in 2025
54%46%<1%
2.48
3
Brent Baker
15W–82L career · type A · 1 line in 2025
72%28%<1%
2.42
3
Belinda Buscher
18W–80L career · 2 lines in 2025
83%17%<1%
2.37
2.5
Geoffrey Buscher
13W–82L career · 3 lines in 2025
0%84%16%
2.36
2.5
Greg Merlino
12W–66L career · 3 lines in 2025
0%98%2%
2.21

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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