National Volleyball League
$50,000 Midwest Championships
July 14 - 16, 2016
(6) 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 Columbus Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
NVL 6/23-25/2016 Texas Championships 8 3rd 960 $2,500.00
NVL 5/20-22/2016 East Coast Championships 10, Q1 1st 1200 $7,000.00
Midwest Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/14/2016 Winner 1 Andrew Hinchey / Ryan Vandenburg (11) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-11  
Thu, 7/14/2016 Winner 3 Piotr Marciniak / Skylar del Sol (2) Lost 21-23, 19-21  
Fri, 7/15/2016 Winner 2 Jeff Samuels / Travis Schoonover (3) Won 18-21, 21-7, 15-13  
Sat, 7/16/2016 Contender 4 Andrew Hinchey / Ryan Vandenburg (11) Won 21-18, 21-17  
Sat, 7/16/2016 Semi-Finals Dave Palm / Eric Zaun (1) Lost 26-24, 19-21, 9-15  
Head to Head Results
DiPierro/Grotowski lead the series against the field 9-5 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Palm/Zaun 0-3
7/16/16NVLMidwest Championships Semi-Finals Palm/Zaun 1 DiPierro/Grotowski 6 24-26, 21-19, 15-9  
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  
Series tied with # 2 del Sol/Marciniak 1-1
7/14/16NVLMidwest Championships Winner 3 Marciniak/del Sol 2 DiPierro/Grotowski 6 23-21, 21-19  
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 # 3 Samuels/Schoonover 2-1
7/15/16NVLMidwest Championships Winner 2 DiPierro/Grotowski 6 Samuels/Schoonover 3 18-21, 21-7, 15-13  
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 # 8 Clayton/Plummer 1-0
6/24/16NVLTexas Championships Winner 1 DiPierro/Grotowski 8 Clayton/Plummer 9 21-14, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11 Hinchey/Vandenburg 2-0
7/16/16NVLMidwest Championships Contender 4 DiPierro/Grotowski 6 Hinchey/Vandenburg 11 21-18, 21-17  
7/14/16NVLMidwest Championships Winner 1 DiPierro/Grotowski 6 Hinchey/Vandenburg 11 21-16, 17-21, 15-11  
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 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 # Q6 Back/Brown 1-0
5/20/16NVLEast Coast Championships Qualifier 3 DiPierro/Grotowski 10, Q1 Back/Brown Q17 21-14, 21-18 0:42