National Volleyball League
$50,000 East Coast Championships
May 20 - 22, 2016
(10, 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 Winnings: $56,817.50
Steve Grotowski
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 Winnings: $82,274.60
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP170000022373 $24,350.00
NVL51120100000 $19,250.00
Overall221120122373 $43,600.00
Previous Port St. Lucie Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Jon Mesko - 5th Did not play
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
East Coast Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/20/2016 Qualifier 2 Brandon Oswald / Bryce Walsh (Q32) Won 21-11, 21-14  
Fri, 5/20/2016 Qualifier 3 Kristopher Back / Kevin Brown (Q17) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:42
Fri, 5/20/2016 Qualifier 4 Gustavo Cintron / Jhony Salvador (Q9) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:37
Sat, 5/21/2016 Winner 1 Brandon Joyner / Justin Phipps (7) Won 21-16, 21-14  
Sat, 5/21/2016 Winner 2 Matt Henderson / Dave Palm (2) Won 21-16, 25-23  
Sat, 5/21/2016 Winner 3 Jeff Samuels / Travis Schoonover (3) Lost 18-21, 15-21 1:03
Sun, 5/22/2016 Contender 4 Skyler McCoy / Mark Williams (4) Won 23-21, 21-11 0:49
Sun, 5/22/2016 Semi-Finals Piotr Marciniak / Skylar del Sol (1) Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-6  
Sun, 5/22/2016 Finals Martin Caban / Petr Doubravsky (12) Won 21-19, 21-23, 15-12 1:01
Head to Head Results
DiPierro/Grotowski lead the series against the field 8-1 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 del Sol/Marciniak 1-0
5/22/16NVLEast Coast Championships Semi-Finals DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 Marciniak/del Sol 1 21-19, 15-21, 15-6  
Lead the series against # 2 Henderson/Palm 1-0
5/21/16NVLEast Coast Championships Winner 2 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 Henderson/Palm 2 21-16, 25-23  
Trail the series against # 3 Samuels/Schoonover 0-1
5/21/16NVLEast Coast Championships Winner 3 Samuels/Schoonover 3 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 21-18, 21-15 1:03
Lead the series against # 4 McCoy/Williams 1-0
5/22/16NVLEast Coast Championships Contender 4 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 McCoy/Williams 4 23-21, 21-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Joyner/Phipps 1-0
5/21/16NVLEast Coast Championships Winner 1 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 Joyner/Phipps 7 21-16, 21-14  
Lead the series against # 12 Caban/Doubravsky 1-0
5/22/16NVLEast Coast Championships Finals DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 Caban/Doubravsky 12 21-19, 21-23, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # Q9 Cintron/Salvador 1-0
5/20/16NVLEast Coast Championships Qualifier 4 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 Cintron/Salvador Q9 21-12, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # Q17 Back/Brown 1-0
5/20/16NVLEast Coast Championships Qualifier 3 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 Back/Brown Q17 21-14, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q32 Oswald/Walsh 1-0
5/20/16NVLEast Coast Championships Qualifier 2 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 Oswald/Walsh Q32 21-11, 21-14