National Volleyball League
$50,000 West Coast Championships
August 16 - 18, 2013
(12) Mike Placek/Austin Rester
 
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: 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
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
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 Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2006 Dane Jensen - 33rd Lucas Wisniakowski - 33rd
AVP 2007 Dane Jensen - 57th Aaron Wachtfogel - 17th
AVP 2008 Russ Marchewka - 17th Chris Seiffert - 25th
AVP 2009 John Moran - 13th Eyal Zimet - 17th
AVP 2010 Did not play Paul Baxter - 9th
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
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
West Coast Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/17/2013 Winner 1 Levi Cabral / Curt Toppel (21) Won 21-18, 21-16  
Sat, 8/17/2013 Winner 2 Tim Bomgren / Clay Van De Bogart (5) Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-11  
Sat, 8/17/2013 Winner 3 Jeff Carlucci / Vincent Robbins (13) Won 21-16, 21-11  
Sun, 8/18/2013 Winner 4 Jesse Rambis / Mark Williams (8) Won 23-21, 21-16  
Sun, 8/18/2013 Semi-Finals Dave McKienzie / Matt Prosser (2) Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-8  
Sun, 8/18/2013 Finals Mike Morrison / Derek Olson (30, Q6) Lost 16-21, 18-21  
Head to Head Results
Placek/Rester lead the series against the field 5-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 McKienzie/Prosser 1-0
8/18/13NVLWest Coast Championships Semi-Finals Placek/Rester 12 McKienzie/Prosser 2 21-23, 21-19, 15-8  
Lead the series against # 5 Bomgren/Van De Bogart 1-0
8/17/13NVLWest Coast Championships Winner 2 Placek/Rester 12 Bomgren/Van De Bogart 5 21-14, 19-21, 15-11  
Lead the series against # 8 Rambis/Williams 1-0
8/18/13NVLWest Coast Championships Winner 4 Placek/Rester 12 Rambis/Williams 8 23-21, 21-16  
Lead the series against # 13 Carlucci/Robbins 1-0
8/17/13NVLWest Coast Championships Winner 3 Placek/Rester 12 Carlucci/Robbins 13 21-16, 21-11  
Lead the series against # 21 Cabral/Toppel 1-0
8/17/13NVLWest Coast Championships Winner 1 Placek/Rester 12 Cabral/Toppel 21 21-18, 21-16  
Trail the series against # 30, Q6 Morrison/Olson 0-1
8/18/13NVLWest Coast Championships Finals Morrison/Olson 30, Q6 Placek/Rester 12 21-16, 21-18