AVP Tour
$250,000 Cincinnati Open presented by Liftoff
August 31 - September 2, 2006
(Q1) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski
 
Mike DiPierro
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 10, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Pompano Beach, FL
Height: 6'6"
College(s): Lindenwood University
St. Louis Junior
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 93
Career Wins: 1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)
Career AVP Best: 7th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $56,817.50
Steve Grotowski
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 30, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: London
Height: 6'6"
College(s): University of New Haven
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Cincinnati 2013)
Career Winnings: $82,274.60
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP170000022373 $24,350.00
NVL51120100000 $19,250.00
Overall221120122373 $43,600.00
Previous Mason Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Jim Nichols - 25th Adam Roberts - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/17-19/2006 Brooklyn Open 19 17th 104 $800.00
AVP 8/10-13/2006 Manhattan Beach Open 20 17th 104 $800.00
AVP 7/20-23/2006 Chicago Open 20 25th 52 $350.00
AVP 7/13-16/2006 Birmingham-Hoover Open 18 17th 72 $600.00
AVP 7/6-9/2006 Atlanta Open 21 9th 144 $2,600.00
AVP 6/29-7/2/2006 Seaside Heights Open 25, Q2 13th 108 $1,400.00
AVP 5/26-28/2006 Huntington Beach Open 27, Q2 17th 72 $600.00
AVP 5/18-21/2006 Santa Barbara Open 25, Q1 25th 52 $350.00
AVP 3/31-4/2/2006 Fort Lauderdale Open 25 17th 72 $600.00
Cincinnati Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/31/2006 Qualifier 2 Dan Buehring / Andrei Zavaichynski (Q32) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:32
Thu, 8/31/2006 Qualifier 3 Jerry Dietz / Chris Luers (Q17) Won 21-11, 21-23, 15-5 0:49
Thu, 8/31/2006 Qualifier 4 Dane Jensen / Mike Placek (22, Q8) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 22-24 1:00
Head to Head Results
DiPierro/Grotowski trail the series against the field 4-9 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 1-0
7/7/06AVPAtlanta Open Winner 2 DiPierro/Grotowski 21 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:59
Trail the series against # 5 Hyden/Nygaard 0-3
8/18/06AVPBrooklyn Open Contender 2 Hyden/Nygaard 4 DiPierro/Grotowski 19 21-14, 21-19 0:39
7/7/06AVPAtlanta Open Winner 3 Hyden/Nygaard 4 DiPierro/Grotowski 21 21-11, 21-19 0:38
4/1/06AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 2 Hyden/Nygaard 7 DiPierro/Grotowski 25 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 0-1
8/12/06AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 3 DiPierro/Grotowski 20 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Medel/Souza 0-1
8/11/06AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Medel/Souza 13 DiPierro/Grotowski 20 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Doble/Mariano 1-0
6/30/06AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 1 DiPierro/Grotowski 25, Q2 Doble/Mariano 8 21-16, 23-21 0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Stolfus/Wachtfogel 0-1
7/8/06AVPAtlanta Open Contender 3 Stolfus/Wachtfogel 7 DiPierro/Grotowski 21 24-22, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Loomis/Wong 0-1
8/18/06AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 1 Loomis/Wong 14 DiPierro/Grotowski 19 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Keenan/Mayer 0-1
7/1/06AVPSeaside Heights Open Contender 3 Keenan/Mayer 18 DiPierro/Grotowski 25, Q2 21-10, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 22, Q8 Jensen/Placek 0-1
8/31/06AVPCincinnati Open Qualifier 4 Jensen/Placek 22, Q8 DiPierro/Grotowski Q1 15-21, 21-19, 24-22 1:00
Lead the series against # Q17 Dietz/Luers 1-0
8/31/06AVPCincinnati Open Qualifier 3 DiPierro/Grotowski Q1 Dietz/Luers Q17 21-11, 21-23, 15-5 0:49
Lead the series against # Q32 Buehring/Zavaichynski 1-0
8/31/06AVPCincinnati Open Qualifier 2 DiPierro/Grotowski Q1 Buehring/Zavaichynski Q32 21-18, 21-12 0:32