AVP Tour
$100,000 The Manhattan Beach Open
Friday, August 23, 2013
Match #11: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(22) Nils Nielsen/Steven VanderWerp
def.
(11) Mike Placek/Bill Strickland
21-18, 21-19 (0:41)

Mike Placek
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 23, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Pompton Plains, NJ
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
Bill Strickland
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 26, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Malibu, CA
Height: 6'9"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2006)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (5 times)
Career Winnings: $139,600.00

Nils Nielsen
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 23, 1981 (42 yrs old)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 22
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $6,040.00
Steven VanderWerp
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 30, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Grand Haven, MI
Height: 6'0"
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 46
Career Best: 4th (NORCECA Boca Chica 2011)
Career AVP Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $13,865.00

1 2 3
(22) Nils Nielsen/Steven VanderWerp 21 21 0
(11) Mike Placek/Bill Strickland 18 19 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Nils Nielsen Steven VanderWerp Mike Placek Bill Strickland
ATTACK
Attacks 9 15 10 16
Kills 4 10 3 9
Errors 2 0 2 2
Hitting Pct 0.222 0.667 0.100 0.438
SERVE
Aces 1 1 1 2
Errors 1 0 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 2 0 0 1
Digs 3 3 6 2
Game 2
Statistics Nils Nielsen Steven VanderWerp Mike Placek Bill Strickland
ATTACK
Attacks 12 19 7 17
Kills 8 9 2 9
Errors 1 3 0 2
Hitting Pct 0.583 0.316 0.286 0.412
SERVE
Aces 0 2 0 0
Errors 3 1 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 0 0 0
Digs 2 7 9 1
Match Total
Statistics Nils Nielsen Steven VanderWerp Mike Placek Bill Strickland
ATTACK
Attacks 21 34 17 33
Kills 12 19 5 18
Errors 3 3 2 4
Hitting Pct 0.429 0.471 0.176 0.424
SERVE
Aces 1 3 1 2
Errors 4 1 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 3 0 0 1
Digs 5 10 15 3