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UC Santa Barbara
2002-03
Played mostly at No. 3 and 4 singles, finishing with an 11-12 dual match singles record...Went 3-3 at No. 3 and 7-9 at No. 4 singles...Finished with a 12-16 overall singles record...Paired with Alex Anselme at No. 2 doubles where they finished with a 13-9 record...Earned All-Big West honorable mention honors in singles and All-Big West second team honors in doubles.
2001-02
Finished the season with a record of 9-12 in dual matches at No. 2, 3 and 4 singles...Went 2-0 at No. 2 singles, 6-11 at No. 3 singles, and 1-1 at No. 4 singles...Recorded a 12-15 record overall...Paired with Alex Anselme at No. 3 doubles where they posted a 14-7 overall and dual match record...2002 All-Big West Second Team in singles and doubles.
2000-01
Played No. 4-6 singles, finishing with a 7-10 dual match record, 11-14 overall...Was 4-4 at No. 5 singles...Played No. 2 and 3 doubles with Michael Faust, finishing 9-8 overall...The pair went an undefeated 4-0 at No. 3 doubles.
High School
Attended Torrey Pines High School where his teams won four league titles and three CIF championships...Played No. 1 singles and was All-San Diego in tennis and volleyball...Played outside hitter on the Torrey Pines volleyball team.
Personal
Was one of the top eight players in the country as a 16-year-old...Was a quarterfinalist at the 1998 National Juniors...Ranked 60th in 18-and-unders...Also was one of the best beach volleyball players in the country, winning the 16-year-old division at the Manhattan Beach Open...Son of Karel and Liba Placek...Born October 23, 1982 in Pompton Plains, N.J...Majoring in Global Studies and minoring in Exercise Science at UCSB.
