National Volleyball League
$75,000 Hermosa Beach Championships
August 6 - 8, 2015
(5) Mike Placek/Jeff Samuels
 
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: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: $76,402.50
Jeff Samuels, II
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 1, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Grand Blanc, MI
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Michigan State
Davenport
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 67
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career NVL Best: 2nd (Madeira Beach 2015)
Career Winnings: $32,300.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
NVL20020000000 $7,000.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2006 Dane Jensen - 33rd Did not play
AVP 2007 Dane Jensen - 57th Did not play
AVP 2008 Russ Marchewka - 17th Did not play
AVP 2009 John Moran - 13th Did not play
AVP 2010 Did not play Charles VanRees - 89th
Wide Open 2011 Duncan Budinger - 9th Did not play
Pro Beach 2011 Kevin McColloch - 13th Did not play
Pro Beach 2012 Kevin McColloch - 3rd Did not play
2013 Austin Rester - 2nd Matthew O'Sullivan - 25th
2014 Austin Rester - 1st Daniel Lindsey - 5th
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Hermosa Beach Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/7/2015 Winner 1 Austin Clubb / William Robbins (12) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:50
Fri, 8/7/2015 Winner 2 Piotr Marciniak / Skylar del Sol (4) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:48
Sat, 8/8/2015 Winner 3 Andrew Russell / Travis Schoonover (1) Won 11-21, 23-21, 15-9 0:58
Sat, 8/8/2015 Semi-Finals Piotr Marciniak / Skylar del Sol (4) Lost 19-21, 11-21  
Head to Head Results
Placek/Samuels lead the series against the field 3-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Russell/Schoonover 1-0
8/8/15NVLHermosa Beach Championships Winner 3 Placek/Samuels 5 Russell/Schoonover 1 11-21, 23-21, 15-9 0:58
Series tied with # 4 del Sol/Marciniak 1-1
8/8/15NVLHermosa Beach Championships Semi-Finals Marciniak/del Sol 4 Placek/Samuels 5 21-19, 21-11  
8/7/15NVLHermosa Beach Championships Winner 2 Placek/Samuels 5 Marciniak/del Sol 4 21-19, 21-15 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Clubb/Robbins 1-0
8/7/15NVLHermosa Beach Championships Winner 1 Placek/Samuels 5 Clubb/Robbins 12 21-14, 21-15 0:50