AVP Tour
$240,000 AVP Crocs Slam Bud Light Hermosa Beach Open presented by Virgin America
August 6 - 9, 2009
(16) 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 Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Tom Witt - 57th Did not play
2001 Anthony Medel - 29th Did not play
2002 Anthony Medel - 17th Did not play
2003 Anthony Medel - 25th Did not play
2004 Ty Loomis - 25th Did not play
2005 Pepe Delahoz - 25th Did not play
2006 Steve Delaney - 57th Dane Jensen - 33rd
2007 Chris Seiffert - 33rd Dane Jensen - 57th
2008 Eyal Zimet - 17th Russ Marchewka - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/16-19/2009 Manhattan Beach Open 15 13th 240 $1,800.00
AVP 7/2-5/2009 Coney Island Open 13 9th 300 $3,960.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 1 Jesse Rambis / Mark Williams (17) Won 15-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:19
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal442280.3181401
 114640.1430000
 219940.2630201
 311700.6361200
Mike PlacekTotal301740.43311711
 19320.1111410
 214910.5710901
 37510.5710400
Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1) Lost 7-21, 12-21 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal17760.0590003
 18320.1250002
 29440.0000001
Mike PlacekTotal27910-0.0370701
 11435-0.1430401
 213650.0770300
Fri, 8/7/2009 Contender 2 Duncan Budinger / Mark VanZwieten (18) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:51
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal201430.5503402
 17701.0001201
 213730.3082201
Mike PlacekTotal321020.25002400
 113610.38501000
 219410.15801400
Sat, 8/8/2009 Contender 3 Reid Priddy / Bill Strickland (24) Lost 15-21, 22-24 0:49
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal351470.2001904
 112440.0000303
 2231030.3041601
Mike PlacekTotal291190.06901301
 113730.3080401
 21646-0.1250900
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John Moran11657240.284517010
Mike Placek11847250.18616113
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2009AVP300000012000 $7,560.00 8657.1 %
TotalAVP300000012000 $7,560.00 8657.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
John Moran  Mike Placek
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
9000006300 $9,480.00 2009AVP10000006400 $10,800.00
860000012212528 $24,492.50 TotalTotal46001001513116 $29,500.00
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 Field7 77.8% 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 7-2 77.8% 2 12.5% 3 18.8% 11 68.8% 2-14 12.5% 14-22 38.9% 4-10 28.6% 00 9-16 36.0%
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
Moran/Placek trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-2
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Moran/Placek 16 21-7, 21-12 0:38
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Moran/Placek 15 21-15, 21-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 17 Rambis/Williams 1-0
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Moran/Placek 16 Rambis/Williams 17 15-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:19
Lead the series against # 18 Budinger/VanZwieten 2-0
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 2 Moran/Placek 16 Budinger/VanZwieten 18 21-15, 21-19 0:51
7/3/09AVPConey Island Open Contender 2 Moran/Placek 13 Budinger/VanZwieten 14 30-28, 21-18 1:10
Trail the series against # 24 Priddy/Strickland 0-1
8/8/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 3 Priddy/Strickland 24 Moran/Placek 16 21-15, 24-22 0:49