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AVP Tour
$210,000 AVP Crocs Slam McDonalds Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 10 - 12, 2008

(18) 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 Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Did not play	Jon Stalls - 41st
2006	Did not play	Matt Heagy - 41st
2007	Clint Coe - 25th	Jon Stalls - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/4-5/2008	AVP Slam Boulder	16	9th	208	$2,100.00
AVP	6/20-22/2008	AVP Belmar Open	14	13th	108	$1,700.00
AVP	6/5-8/2008	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	17	17th	72	$700.00
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 Slam Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/11/2008

Winner 1

Ty Loomis / Larry Witt (15)

Lost 19-21, 21-15, 13-15

1:22

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Russ Marchewka	Total	33	20	10	0.303	4	0	3	7
	1	16	12	3	0.563	1	0	0	1
	2	6	2	3	-0.167	3	0	2	3
	3	11	6	4	0.182	0	0	1	3
Mike Placek	Total	16	11	1	0.625	0	11	1	0
	1	4	2	0	0.500	0	6	0	0
	2	10	8	0	0.800	0	4	1	0
	3	2	1	1	0.000	0	1	0	0

Fri, 7/11/2008

Contender 1

Joey Dykstra / Connor Hastings (31, Q8)

Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-10

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Russ Marchewka	Total	31	20	7	0.419	3	1	2	5
	1	8	5	1	0.500	3	1	2	2
	2	16	10	5	0.313	0	0	0	2
	3	7	5	1	0.571	0	0	0	1
Mike Placek	Total	23	15	2	0.565	0	9	1	0
	1	8	6	0	0.750	0	2	0	0
	2	6	3	0	0.500	0	4	0	0
	3	9	6	2	0.444	0	3	1	0

Fri, 7/11/2008

Contender 2

Jeff Carlucci / Albert Hannemann (17)

Won 14-21, 21-18, 15-12

1:13

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Russ Marchewka	Total	42	23	13	0.238	7	3	3	7
	1	16	8	6	0.125	0	1	1	4
	2	16	10	6	0.250	3	1	2	3
	3	10	5	1	0.400	4	1	0	0
Mike Placek	Total	14	8	1	0.500	0	6	0	1
	1	2	0	1	-0.500	0	0	0	1
	2	6	4	0	0.667	0	3	0	0
	3	6	4	0	0.667	0	3	0	0

Fri, 7/11/2008

Contender 3

Stein Metzger / Mark Williams (8)

Lost 18-21, 19-21

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Russ Marchewka	Total	21	8	5	0.143	2	4	4	6
	1	10	5	1	0.400	0	1	3	3
	2	11	3	4	-0.091	2	3	1	3
Mike Placek	Total	29	13	7	0.207	0	12	0	0
	1	13	3	5	-0.154	0	5	0	0
	2	16	10	2	0.500	0	7	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Russ Marchewka	127	71	35	0.283	16	8	12	25
Mike Placek	82	47	11	0.439	0	38	2	1

Head to Head Results
Marchewka/Placek trail the series against the field 5-16 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 12 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 # 3 Olson/Wong 0-2
7/4/08	AVP	AVP Slam Boulder	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	1	Marchewka/Placek	16	21-13, 21-14	0:43
5/24/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	6	Marchewka/Placek	11	21-16, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 Lucena/Scott 0-1
6/20/08	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 2	Lucena/Scott	3	Marchewka/Placek	14	21-16, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Metzger/Williams 0-1
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 3	Metzger/Williams	8	Marchewka/Placek	18	21-18, 21-19	1:00
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Baxter/Prosser 0-2
6/21/08	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Contender 1	Baxter/Prosser	11	Marchewka/Placek	14	25-23, 21-15	1:04
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 # 14 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 Loomis/Witt 0-1
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 1	Loomis/Witt	15	Marchewka/Placek	18	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	1:22
Lead the series against # 17 Carlucci/Hannemann 1-0
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 2	Marchewka/Placek	18	Carlucci/Hannemann	17	14-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:13
Trail the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Allen/Halverson 1-0
7/4/08	AVP	AVP Slam Boulder	Winner 1	Marchewka/Placek	16	Allen/Halverson	17	21-17, 12-21, 15-9	1:00
Trail the series against # 21 DiPierro/VanZwieten 0-1
5/8/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 1	DiPierro/VanZwieten	21	Marchewka/Placek	12	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 31, Q8 Dykstra/Hastings 1-0
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 1	Marchewka/Placek	18	Dykstra/Hastings	31, Q8	21-13, 18-21, 15-10	1:00
Lead the series against # Q12 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