National Volleyball League
$50,000 Texas Championships
June 23 - 25, 2016
(8) 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
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 Winnings: $82,274.60
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP170000022373 $24,350.00
NVL51120100000 $19,250.00
Overall221120122373 $43,600.00
Previous San Antonio Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
NVL 5/20-22/2016 East Coast Championships 10, Q1 1st 1200 $7,000.00
Texas Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/24/2016 Winner 1 Matthew Clayton / John-Michael Plummer (9) Won 21-14, 21-17  
Fri, 6/24/2016 Winner 2 Dave Palm / Eric Zaun (1) Lost 24-26, 16-21  
Fri, 6/24/2016 Contender 2 TJ Cloud / Christopher Vaughan (14, Q7) Won 21-17, 21-18  
Sat, 6/25/2016 Contender 3 Drew Hamilton / Daniel Lindsey (7) Won 21-10, 21-10  
Sat, 6/25/2016 Contender 4 Jeff Samuels / Travis Schoonover (3) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-10  
Sat, 6/25/2016 Semi-Finals Dave Palm / Eric Zaun (1) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 14-16  
Head to Head Results
DiPierro/Grotowski lead the series against the field 7-3 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Palm/Zaun 0-2
6/25/16NVLTexas Championships Semi-Finals Palm/Zaun 1 DiPierro/Grotowski 8 19-21, 21-19, 16-14  
6/24/16NVLTexas Championships Winner 2 Palm/Zaun 1 DiPierro/Grotowski 8 26-24, 21-16  
Lead the series against # 2 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  
Series tied with # 3 Samuels/Schoonover 1-1
6/25/16NVLTexas Championships Contender 4 DiPierro/Grotowski 8 Samuels/Schoonover 3 19-21, 21-13, 15-10  
5/21/16NVLEast Coast Championships Winner 3 Samuels/Schoonover 3 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 21-18, 21-15 1:03
Lead the series against # 7 Hamilton/Lindsey 1-0
6/25/16NVLTexas Championships Contender 3 DiPierro/Grotowski 8 Hamilton/Lindsey 7 21-10, 21-10  
Lead the series against # 9 Clayton/Plummer 1-0
6/24/16NVLTexas Championships Winner 1 DiPierro/Grotowski 8 Clayton/Plummer 9 21-14, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 14, Q7 Cloud/Vaughan 1-0
6/24/16NVLTexas Championships Contender 2 DiPierro/Grotowski 8 Cloud/Vaughan 14, Q7 21-17, 21-18  
Lead the series against # Q13 Back/Brown 1-0
5/20/16NVLEast Coast Championships Qualifier 3 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 Back/Brown Q17 21-14, 21-18 0:42