National Volleyball League
$75,000 Seattle Championships
August 28 - 30, 2015
(3) 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 Seattle Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
NVL 8/6-8/2015 Hermosa Beach Championships 5 3rd 1200 $3,500.00
Seattle Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/29/2015 Winner 1 Austin Clubb / Diogo Sousa (14, Q2) Won 21-10, 21-8 0:44
Sat, 8/29/2015 Winner 2 Skyler McCoy / Mark Williams (6) Won 21-16, 21-18  
Sun, 8/30/2015 Winner 3 Drew Mallin / Ryan Vandenburg (7) Lost 21-18, 15-21, 10-15  
Sun, 8/30/2015 Contender 4 Philip Burrow / Matt Henderson (8) Won 21-15, 21-19  
Sun, 8/30/2015 Semi-Finals Dave Palm / Eric Zaun (1) Lost 16-21, 13-21  
Head to Head Results
Placek/Samuels lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Palm/Zaun 0-1
8/30/15NVLSeattle Championships Semi-Finals Palm/Zaun 1 Placek/Samuels 3 21-16, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 6 McCoy/Williams 1-0
8/29/15NVLSeattle Championships Winner 2 Placek/Samuels 3 McCoy/Williams 6 21-16, 21-18  
Trail the series against # 7 Mallin/Vandenburg 0-1
8/30/15NVLSeattle Championships Winner 3 Mallin/Vandenburg 7 Placek/Samuels 3 18-21, 21-15, 15-10  
Lead the series against # 8 Burrow/Henderson 1-0
8/30/15NVLSeattle Championships Contender 4 Placek/Samuels 3 Burrow/Henderson 8 21-15, 21-19  
Lead the series against # 14, Q2 Clubb/Sousa 1-0
8/29/15NVLSeattle Championships Winner 1 Placek/Samuels 3 Clubb/Sousa 14, Q2 21-10, 21-8 0:44