AVP Tour
$140,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
Friday, August 10, 2007
Match #36: Contender's Bracket Round 1

(27, Q8) Russ Marchewka/Mike Placek
def.
(22) Ben Koski/Jeff Minc
14-21, 21-17, 17-15 (1:12)

Ben Koski
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 7, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Resides: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'4"
College(s): Santa Barbara City College
California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 44
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $12,727.50
Jeff Minc
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 10, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Resides: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 54
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $14,127.50

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 AVP Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $83,340.00
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: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Best: 3rd (San Diego 2008)
Career Winnings: $76,402.50

1 2 3
(27, Q8) Russ Marchewka/Mike Placek 14 21 17
(22) Ben Koski/Jeff Minc 21 17 15

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Russ Marchewka Mike Placek Ben Koski Jeff Minc
ATTACK
Attacks 14 9 6 12
Kills 6 2 4 7
Errors 3 5 0 1
Hitting Pct 0.214 -0.333 0.667 0.500
SERVE
Aces 1 0 1 0
Errors 1 0 3 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 6 0
Digs 2 4 0 7
Game 2
Statistics Russ Marchewka Mike Placek Ben Koski Jeff Minc
ATTACK
Attacks 10 9 8 11
Kills 6 6 4 8
Errors 1 1 1 2
Hitting Pct 0.500 0.556 0.375 0.545
SERVE
Aces 3 0 2 0
Errors 1 0 3 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 3 0 1 0
Digs 1 3 1 4
Game 3
Statistics Russ Marchewka Mike Placek Ben Koski Jeff Minc
ATTACK
Attacks 14 15 8 18
Kills 4 7 1 6
Errors 3 3 3 3
Hitting Pct 0.071 0.267 -0.250 0.167
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 2 0 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 4 0 3 0
Digs 6 7 4 8
Match Total
Statistics Russ Marchewka Mike Placek Ben Koski Jeff Minc
ATTACK
Attacks 38 33 22 41
Kills 16 15 9 21
Errors 7 9 4 6
Hitting Pct 0.237 0.182 0.227 0.366
SERVE
Aces 4 0 3 0
Errors 4 0 6 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 7 0 10 0
Digs 9 14 5 19