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$252,000 AVP Crocs Slam Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
July 16 - 19, 2009

(15) John Moran/Mike Placek

John Moran

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 19, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Phoenix, AZ

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Arizona

Seasons:

Tournaments:

124

Career Best:

2nd (NVL Hermosa Beach 2016)

Career AVP Best:

7th (Chicago 2009)

Career Winnings:

$46,645.00

Mike Placek

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 23, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pompton Plains, NJ

Resides:

Cardiff, CA

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	Money
AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1	1	$22,390.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Eric Roberts - 57th	Did not play
2001	Anthony Medel - 33rd	Did not play
2002	Jerry Graham - 33rd	Did not play
2003	Pepe Delahoz - 33rd	Did not play
2005	Ran Kumgisky - 25th	Did not play
2006	Chris Seiffert - 25th	Mike Szymanski - 33rd
2007	Jon Mesko - 33rd	Russ Marchewka - 17th
2008	Eyal Zimet - 17th	Russ Marchewka - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/2-5/2009	Coney Island Open	13	9	300	$3,960.00

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/17/2009

Winner 1

Dan Madden / John Wankner (50, Q6)

Won 21-16, 21-14

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	Total	16	12	4	0.500	2	1	0	1
	1	8	6	2	0.500	1	0	0	0
	2	8	6	2	0.500	1	1	0	1
Mike Placek	Total	24	17	1	0.667	0	11	0	0
	1	14	8	1	0.500	0	7	0	0
	2	10	9	0	0.900	0	4	0	0

Fri, 7/17/2009

Winner 2

Jeff Murrell / Curt Toppel (47)

Won 22-20, 21-19

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	Total	24	14	3	0.458	1	3	2	2
	1	12	6	1	0.417	1	2	0	0
	2	12	8	2	0.500	0	1	2	2
Mike Placek	Total	24	12	4	0.333	0	9	0	2
	1	16	7	4	0.188	0	6	0	1
	2	8	5	0	0.625	0	3	0	1

Sat, 7/18/2009

Winner 3

Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (2)

Lost 15-21, 13-21

0:50

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	Total	20	6	9	-0.150	1	0	0	3
	1	9	3	3	0.000	1	0	0	1
	2	11	3	6	-0.273	0	0	0	2
Mike Placek	Total	25	13	4	0.360	0	8	0	1
	1	14	5	2	0.214	0	6	0	1
	2	11	8	2	0.545	0	2	0	0

Sat, 7/18/2009

Contender 4

Austin Rester / Eyal Zimet (14)

Won 20-22, 27-25, 23-21

1:22

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	Total	52	26	6	0.385	4	9	1	5
	1	16	7	1	0.375	1	2	0	1
	2	20	9	3	0.300	2	3	0	3
	3	16	10	2	0.500	1	4	1	1
Mike Placek	Total	35	17	5	0.343	0	20	0	0
	1	11	6	2	0.364	0	8	0	0
	2	17	8	1	0.412	0	8	0	0
	3	7	3	2	0.143	0	4	0	0

Sat, 7/18/2009

Contender 5

Pedro Brazao / Matt Prosser (10)

Lost 19-21, 15-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	Total	33	14	5	0.273	6	1	0	3
	1	17	7	2	0.294	2	1	0	1
	2	16	7	3	0.250	4	0	0	2
Mike Placek	Total	14	6	2	0.286	0	8	0	1
	1	9	4	2	0.222	0	3	0	0
	2	5	2	0	0.400	0	5	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	145	72	27	0.310	14	14	3	14
Mike Placek	122	65	16	0.402	0	56	0	4

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Moran/Placek	15	21-15, 21-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Loomis/Patterson 0-1
7/4/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Contender 4	Loomis/Patterson	7	Moran/Placek	13	21-18, 21-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 9 Medel/Stolfus 0-1
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 2	Medel/Stolfus	4	Moran/Placek	13	21-16, 21-15	0:47
Trail the series against # 10 Brazao/Prosser 0-1
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Brazao/Prosser	10	Moran/Placek	15	21-19, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Rester/Zimet 1-0
7/18/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Moran/Placek	15	Rester/Zimet	14	20-22, 27-25, 23-21	1:22
Lead the series against # 18 Budinger/VanZwieten 1-0
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Contender 2	Moran/Placek	13	Budinger/VanZwieten	14	30-28, 21-18	1:10
Lead the series against # 47 Murrell/Toppel 1-0
7/17/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Moran/Placek	15	Murrell/Toppel	47	22-20, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 50, Q6 Madden/Wankner 1-0
7/17/09	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Moran/Placek	15	Madden/Wankner	50, Q6	21-16, 21-14	0:41