Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011
(9) Russ Marchewka/Eyal Zimet
 
Russ Marchewka
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 5, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: San Diego, CA
Resides: Santa Ana, CA
Height: 6'6"
College(s): California-Irvine
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 111
Career Best: 2nd (NVL Aspen 2011)
Career Wide Open Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $83,340.00
Eyal Zimet
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 1, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz, Israel
Resides: San Francisco, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Hawaii
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 63
Career Best: 2nd (NVL Aspen 2011)
Career Wide Open Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $52,530.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537Money
AVP600000000231 $2,450.00
NORCECA100001000000 US$400.00
NVL301100001000 $11,500.00
Pro Beach100000100000 $4,580.00
Wide Open400000022000 $0.00
Overall1501101123231 US$18,930.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2005 Paul Araiza - 89th Did not play
AVP 2006 Dan Mintz - 57th Did not play
AVP 2007 Chris Magill - 41st Jon Mesko - 41st
AVP 2008 Mike Placek - 17th John Moran - 17th
AVP 2009 Ty Tramblie - 17th Austin Rester - 17th
AVP 2010 Adrian Carambula - 13th Mike Morrison - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Wide Open 7/30-31/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago 7 13 0 $0.00
NVL 7/23-24/2011 NVL Malibu 3 13 480 $500.00
Wide Open 6/25-26/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights 6 9 0 $0.00
Wide Open 6/11-12/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key 9 0 $0.00
NVL 5/20-21/2011 NVL Baltimore 6 3 1080 $3,500.00
NORCECA 5/13-15/2011 Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Chiapas 5 0 US$400.00
Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 2 Mike Maghy / Ryan Ratelle (24) Won 21-14, 21-15  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 3 Bill Strickland / Aaron Wachtfogel (8) Lost 16-21, 19-21  
Sun, 8/21/2011 Contender 4 Matt Davis / Kevin Gregan (26) Won 20-22, 21-17, 15-11  
Sun, 8/21/2011 Contender 5 Duncan Budinger / Mike Placek (17) Lost 15-21, 17-21  
Head to Head Results
Marchewka/Zimet trail the series against the field 3-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-1
5/21/11NVLNVL Baltimore Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Marchewka/Zimet 6 21-18, 26-24 1:04
Trail the series against # 6 Loomis/Williams 0-1
7/23/11NVLNVL Malibu Contender 3 Loomis/Williams 11 Marchewka/Zimet 3 21-10, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Strickland/Wachtfogel 0-2
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 Marchewka/Zimet 9 21-16, 21-19  
7/30/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Winner 3 Strickland/Wachtfogel 10 Marchewka/Zimet 7 22-20, 21-19  
Lead the series against # 12 Mariano/Ratledge 1-0
5/20/11NVLNVL Baltimore Winner 2 Marchewka/Zimet 6 Mariano/Ratledge 3 21-16, 21-19 0:57
Trail the series against # 17 Budinger/Placek 0-1
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 5 Budinger/Placek 17 Marchewka/Zimet 9 21-15, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 24 Maghy/Ratelle 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 2 Marchewka/Zimet 9 Maghy/Ratelle 24 21-14, 21-15  
Lead the series against # 26 Davis/Gregan 1-0
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 4 Marchewka/Zimet 9 Davis/Gregan 26 20-22, 21-17, 15-11