National Volleyball League
$25,000 NVL Atlanta Championships
June 12 - 14, 2014
(2) Mike Placek/Austin Rester
 
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
Austin Rester
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 31, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Grapevine, TX
Height: 6'7"
College(s): Texas Tech
Weatherford
Hawaii
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 79
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: $54,347.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP20000000200 $4,500.00
NVL62120010000 $25,050.00
Overall82120010200 $29,550.00
Previous Atlanta Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2006 Did not play Jason Lee - 9th
AVP 2007 Did not play Jason Lee - 13th
AVP 2008 Russ Marchewka - 17th Did not play
AVP 2009 Jeff Carlucci - 9th Jonathan Acosta - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
NVL 5/22-24/2014 NVL Texas Championships 3 3rd 800 $1,300.00
AVP 10/17-20/2013 AVP Championships at Huntington Beach 14, Q8 13th 240 $2,500.00
AVP 9/26-29/2013 AVP Santa Barbara Open 16, Q11 13th 240 $2,000.00
NVL 8/16-18/2013 West Coast Championships 12 2nd 576 $5,000.00
NVL Atlanta Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/13/2014 Winner 1 Bradley Connors / Kibbee Jelks (15, Q9) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:43
Fri, 6/13/2014 Winner 2 Andrew Russell / Travis Schoonover (7) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 12-15 0:55
Fri, 6/13/2014 Contender 2 Nick Miller / Jonathan Rogers (16, Q10) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:37
Sat, 6/14/2014 Contender 3 Todd Strassberger / Eric Zaun (13, Q5) Lost 21-12, 18-21, 13-15 1:05
Head to Head Results
Placek/Rester trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Binstock/Schachter 0-1
5/24/14NVLNVL Texas Championships Winner 3 Binstock/Schachter 2 Placek/Rester 3 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 1:03
Trail the series against # 3 Mallin/Palm 0-1
5/24/14NVLNVL Texas Championships Semi-Finals Mallin/Palm 4 Placek/Rester 3 20-22, 24-22, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 4 O'Sullivan/Samuels 1-0
5/23/14NVLNVL Texas Championships Winner 2 Placek/Rester 3 O'Sullivan/Samuels 6 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Russell/Schoonover 0-1
6/13/14NVLNVL Atlanta Championships Winner 2 Russell/Schoonover 7 Placek/Rester 2 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 13, Q5 Strassberger/Zaun 0-1
6/14/14NVLNVL Atlanta Championships Contender 3 Strassberger/Zaun 13, Q5 Placek/Rester 2 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # 15, Q9 Connors/Jelks 1-0
6/13/14NVLNVL Atlanta Championships Winner 1 Placek/Rester 2 Connors/Jelks 15, Q9 21-14, 21-11 0:43
Lead the series against # 16, Q10 Miller/Rogers 1-0
6/13/14NVLNVL Atlanta Championships Contender 2 Placek/Rester 2 Miller/Rogers 16, Q10 21-13, 21-19 0:37