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National Volleyball League
$25,000 NVL Texas Championships
May 22 - 24, 2014

(3) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$54,347.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$4,500.00
NVL	6	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$25,050.00
Overall	8	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$29,550.00

Previous Dallas Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2007	Dane Jensen - 37th	Aaron Wachtfogel - 17th
AVP 2008	Russ Marchewka - 9th	Albert Hannemann - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	10/17-20/2013	AVP Championships at Huntington Beach	14, Q8	13	240	$2,500.00
AVP	9/26-29/2013	AVP Santa Barbara Open	16, Q11	13	240	$2,000.00
NVL	8/16-18/2013	West Coast Championships	12	2	576	$5,000.00

NVL Texas Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/23/2014

Winner 1

Kyle Kennedy / Chris Olds (14, Q7)

Won 21-14, 21-13

0:40

Fri, 5/23/2014

Winner 2

Matthew O'Sullivan / Jeff Samuels (6)

Won 21-18, 21-19

0:44

Sat, 5/24/2014

Winner 3

Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter (2)

Lost 15-21, 21-18, 9-15

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Placek	Total	30	14	4	0.333	0	17	1	1
	1	11	6	2	0.364	0	6	0	1
	2	15	6	1	0.333	0	8	1	0
	3	4	2	1	0.250	0	3	0	0
Austin Rester	Total	30	13	6	0.233	0	7	2	5
	1	11	6	2	0.364	0	0	0	0
	2	9	3	1	0.222	0	5	1	4
	3	10	4	3	0.100	0	2	1	1

Sat, 5/24/2014

Contender 4

Juan Beltran / Bobby Jones (8)

Won 21-12, 21-16

0:43

Sat, 5/24/2014

Semi-Finals

Drew Mallin / Dave Palm (4)

Lost 22-20, 22-24, 11-15

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Placek	Total	41	19	9	0.244	1	7	2	2
	1	18	10	2	0.444	0	3	2	1
	2	13	5	3	0.154	1	3	0	1
	3	10	4	4	0.000	0	1	0	0
Austin Rester	Total	22	12	6	0.273	8	3	4	5
	1	4	3	1	0.500	2	1	2	1
	2	13	6	4	0.154	4	2	1	2
	3	5	3	1	0.400	2	0	1	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Placek	71	33	13	0.282	1	24	3	3
Austin Rester	52	25	12	0.250	8	10	6	10

Head to Head Results
Placek/Rester lead the series against the field 3-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Binstock/Schachter 0-1
5/24/14	NVL	NVL Texas Championships	Winner 3	Binstock/Schachter	2	Placek/Rester	3	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	1:03
Trail the series against # 4 Mallin/Palm 0-1
5/24/14	NVL	NVL Texas Championships	Semi-Finals	Mallin/Palm	4	Placek/Rester	3	20-22, 24-22, 15-11	1:05
Lead the series against # 6 O'Sullivan/Samuels 1-0
5/23/14	NVL	NVL Texas Championships	Winner 2	Placek/Rester	3	O'Sullivan/Samuels	6	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 8 Beltran/Jones 1-0
5/24/14	NVL	NVL Texas Championships	Contender 4	Placek/Rester	3	Beltran/Jones	8	21-12, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 Kennedy/Olds 1-0
5/23/14	NVL	NVL Texas Championships	Winner 1	Placek/Rester	3	Kennedy/Olds	14, Q7	21-14, 21-13	0:40