AVP Tour
$252,000 AVP Crocs Slam Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
July 16 - 19, 2009
(15) John Moran/Mike Placek
 
John Moran
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1976 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Phoenix, AZ
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Arizona
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 126
Career Best: 2nd (NVL Hermosa Beach 2016)
Career AVP Best: 7th (Chicago 2009)
Career Winnings: $46,645.00
Mike Placek
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 23, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Pompton Plains, NJ
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Best: 3rd (San Diego 2008)
Career Winnings: $76,402.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP100000011611 $22,390.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Eric Roberts - 57th Did not play
2001 Anthony Medel - 33rd Did not play
2002 Jerry Graham - 33rd Did not play
2003 Pepe Delahoz - 33rd Did not play
2005 Ran Kumgisky - 25th Did not play
2006 Chris Seiffert - 25th Mike Szymanski - 33rd
2007 Jon Mesko - 33rd Russ Marchewka - 17th
2008 Eyal Zimet - 17th Russ Marchewka - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/2-5/2009 Coney Island Open 13 9th 300 $3,960.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 1 Dan Madden / John Wankner (50, Q6) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal161240.5002101
 18620.5001000
 28620.5001101
Mike PlacekTotal241710.66701100
 114810.5000700
 210900.9000400
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 2 Jeff Murrell / Curt Toppel (47) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal241430.4581322
 112610.4171200
 212820.5000122
Mike PlacekTotal241240.3330902
 116740.1880601
 28500.6250301
Sat, 7/18/2009 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (2) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal2069-0.1501003
 19330.0001001
 21136-0.2730002
Mike PlacekTotal251340.3600801
 114520.2140601
 211820.5450200
Sat, 7/18/2009 Contender 4 Austin Rester / Eyal Zimet (14) Won 20-22, 27-25, 23-21 1:22
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal522660.3854915
 116710.3751201
 220930.3002303
 3161020.5001411
Mike PlacekTotal351750.34302000
 111620.3640800
 217810.4120800
 37320.1430400
Sat, 7/18/2009 Contender 5 Pedro Brazao / Matt Prosser (10) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal331450.2736103
 117720.2942101
 216730.2504002
Mike PlacekTotal14620.2860801
 19420.2220300
 25200.4000501
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John Moran14572270.3101414314
Mike Placek12265160.40205604
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open800000114110 $18,090.00
Manhattan Beach100000001000 $1,800.00
Tour Championships100000001000 $2,500.00
Total1000000116110 $22,390.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
John Moran Mike Placek
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
91000011624270 $29,957.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open5400101211230 $38,690.00
13000001331 $4,175.00 Manhattan Beach5000002200 $3,925.00
3000002000 $2,550.00 Tour Championships3000003000 $3,750.00
2000000002 $0.00 Gold Series          
1000000001 $0.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series          
4000000013 $0.00 Contender Series/Tour Series          
114000011927317 $36,682.50 Total6200101261430 $46,365.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2009AVP200000011000 $5,760.00 6460.0 %
TotalAVP200000011000 $5,760.00 6460.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
John Moran  Mike Placek
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6000000006 $0.00 2000AVP          
7000001114 $900.00 2001AVP          
4000000112 $300.00 2002AVP          
8000000143 $450.00 2003AVP          
7000001240 $1,475.00 2004AVP          
10000000253 $1,100.00 2005AVP3000000003 $0.00
11000000146 $875.00 2006AVP9000000117 $500.00
11000001154 $1,800.00 2007AVP9000001206 $1,650.00
13000003910 $8,112.50 2008AVP15001008600 $16,550.00
8000005300 $8,580.00 2009AVP9000005400 $9,900.00
850000011212528 $23,592.50 TotalTotal45001001413116 $28,600.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall13 81.3% 1 6.3% 2 12.5% 14-2 87.5% 5 21.7% 4 17.4% 14 60.9% 5-18 21.7% 13-14 48.1% 6-6 50.0% 00 19-20 48.7%
2008-200911 91.7% 0 0.0% 1 8.3% 11-1 91.7% 5 27.8% 1 5.6% 12 66.7% 5-13 27.8% 11-12 47.8% 5-2 71.4% 00 16-14 53.3%
Against the Field6 75.0% 0 0.0% 2 25.0% 6-2 75.0% 1 7.1% 2 14.3% 11 78.6% 1-13 7.1% 12-22 35.3% 2-8 20.0% 00 7-15 31.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open00000000580000001616
Manhattan Beach000000002100000032
Tour Championships000000000100000002
Total000000007100000001920
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Moran/Placek 15 21-15, 21-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Loomis/Patterson 0-1
7/4/09AVPConey Island Open Contender 4 Loomis/Patterson 7 Moran/Placek 13 21-18, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 9 Medel/Stolfus 0-1
7/3/09AVPConey Island Open Winner 2 Medel/Stolfus 4 Moran/Placek 13 21-16, 21-15 0:47
Trail the series against # 10 Brazao/Prosser 0-1
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 5 Brazao/Prosser 10 Moran/Placek 15 21-19, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Rester/Zimet 1-0
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 4 Moran/Placek 15 Rester/Zimet 14 20-22, 27-25, 23-21 1:22
Lead the series against # 18 Budinger/VanZwieten 1-0
7/3/09AVPConey Island Open Contender 2 Moran/Placek 13 Budinger/VanZwieten 14 30-28, 21-18 1:10
Lead the series against # 47 Murrell/Toppel 1-0
7/17/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Moran/Placek 15 Murrell/Toppel 47 22-20, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 50, Q6 Madden/Wankner 1-0
7/17/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Moran/Placek 15 Madden/Wankner 50, Q6 21-16, 21-14 0:41