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$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
June 5 - 8, 2008

(17) Russ Marchewka/Mike Placek

Russ Marchewka

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 5, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

California-Irvine

Seasons:

Tournaments:

111

Career Best:

2nd (NVL Aspen 2011)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$83,340.00

Mike Placek

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 23, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pompton Plains, NJ

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Best:

3rd (San Diego 2008)

Career Winnings:

$76,402.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
AVP	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	7	0	1	$37,700.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Paul Araiza - 89th	Did not play
2006	Dan Mintz - 57th	Dane Jensen - 33rd
2007	Chris Magill - 41st	Dane Jensen - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/30-6/1/2008	AVP Atlanta	15	17th	72	$800.00
AVP	5/24-26/2008	AVP Louisville	11	9th	144	$2,875.00
AVP	5/8-10/2008	AVP Charleston	12	17th	72	$800.00
AVP	5/1-3/2008	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	15	13th	108	$1,700.00
AVP	4/17-20/2008	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	17	9th	144	$2,875.00
AVP	4/10-13/2008	AVP Gold Crown Miami	19, Q1	13th	108	$1,700.00
AVP	8/30-9/1/2007	Cincinnati Open	23, Q9	13th	156	$1,700.00
AVP	8/23-25/2007	Brooklyn Open	Q3	41st	18	$0.00
AVP	8/9-12/2007	Manhattan Beach Open	27, Q8	17th	104	$900.00

AVP Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 6/6/2008

Winner 1

Mike Morrison / Ty Tramblie (16)

Lost 12-21, 25-27

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Russ Marchewka	Total	28	16	6	0.357	1	0	1	5
	1	10	6	3	0.300	0	0	0	3
	2	18	10	3	0.389	1	0	1	2
Mike Placek	Total	20	9	5	0.200	0	5	0	1
	1	7	2	2	0.000	0	2	0	1
	2	13	7	3	0.308	0	3	0	0

Fri, 6/6/2008

Contender 1

Travis Schoonover / Aaron Wexler (32, Q16)

Won 21-13, 21-19

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Russ Marchewka	Total	28	23	3	0.714	2	4	1	4
	1	13	12	1	0.846	1	2	1	1
	2	15	11	2	0.600	1	2	0	3
Mike Placek	Total	19	9	2	0.368	0	12	0	0
	1	8	4	1	0.375	0	6	0	0
	2	11	5	1	0.364	0	6	0	0

Fri, 6/6/2008

Contender 2

Hans Stolfus / Larry Witt (18)

Lost 21-23, 15-21

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Russ Marchewka	Total	35	20	7	0.371	1	1	0	8
	1	17	11	2	0.529	0	1	0	3
	2	18	9	5	0.222	1	0	0	5
Mike Placek	Total	14	7	3	0.286	0	12	0	0
	1	11	7	1	0.545	0	5	0	0
	2	3	0	2	-0.667	0	7	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Russ Marchewka	91	59	16	0.473	4	5	2	17
Mike Placek	53	25	10	0.283	0	29	0	1

Head to Head Results
Marchewka/Placek trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Marchewka/Placek	17	21-15, 21-13	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-1
4/11/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Marchewka/Placek	19, Q1	21-15, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Olson/Wong 0-1
5/24/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	6	Marchewka/Placek	11	21-16, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against # 9 Medel/Souza 0-1
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Medel/Souza	6	Marchewka/Placek	27, Q8	23-21, 21-17	0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Mariano/Ratledge 0-2
4/12/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Contender 2	Mariano/Ratledge	11	Marchewka/Placek	19, Q1	21-15, 21-19	0:50
8/31/07	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 2	Mariano/Ratledge	15	Marchewka/Placek	23, Q9	21-11, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Holdren/Strickland 0-2
5/25/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Contender 2	Holdren/Strickland	9	Marchewka/Placek	11	21-18, 21-16	0:53
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Contender 2	Holdren/Strickland	11	Marchewka/Placek	17	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:01
Trail the series against # 15 Baxter/Prosser 0-1
5/30/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Winner 1	Baxter/Prosser	18	Marchewka/Placek	15	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	1:19
Trail the series against # 16 Morrison/Tramblie 0-1
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Morrison/Tramblie	16	Marchewka/Placek	17	21-12, 27-25	0:49
Trail the series against # 18 Stolfus/Witt 0-1
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Stolfus/Witt	18	Marchewka/Placek	17	23-21, 21-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Moran/Zimet 1-0
5/25/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Contender 1	Marchewka/Placek	11	Moran/Zimet	14	21-16, 21-18	0:58
Lead the series against # 21 Blanton/Fonoimoana 1-0
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 1	Marchewka/Placek	15	Blanton/Fonoimoana	17	21-17, 21-18	0:53
Lead the series against # 31, Q6 Acosta/Acosta 2-0
4/10/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Qualifier 3	Marchewka/Placek	19, Q1	Acosta/Acosta	Q8	21-19, 21-16	0:44
8/30/07	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Qualifier 4	Marchewka/Placek	23, Q9	Acosta/Acosta	Q16	21-18, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 32, Q16 Schoonover/Wexler 1-0
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	Marchewka/Placek	17	Schoonover/Wexler	32, Q16	21-13, 21-19	0:48
Lead the series against # Q34 Ammerman/Wilson 1-0
8/9/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Marchewka/Placek	27, Q8	Ammerman/Wilson	Q57	21-11, 21-16	0:41