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$210,000 AVP Crocs Slam McDonalds Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 10 - 12, 2008

(21) Mike DiPierro/Mark VanZwieten

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)

Career AVP Best:

7th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$56,817.50

Mark VanZwieten

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 5, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pompano Beach, FL

Height:

6'1"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Saint Quay Portrieux 2005)

Career AVP Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$17,540.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$4,075.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,400.00
NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Overall	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	US$6,475.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	David DiPierro - 41st	Did not play
FIVB 2000	David DiPierro - 49th	Did not play
2003	David DiPierro - 33rd	Did not play
2004	Steve Grotowski - 17th	Did not play
2005	Jim Nichols - 41st	Steve VanZwieten - 41st
2006	Steve Grotowski - 25th	Did not play
2007	Eyal Zimet - 9th	Joey Dykstra - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/8-10/2008	AVP Charleston	21	9th	144	$2,875.00

AVP Slam Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/11/2008

Winner 1

Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (12)

Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-12

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	Total	22	16	3	0.591	4	5	1	1
	1	13	10	2	0.615	1	1	0	1
	2	7	4	1	0.429	0	4	1	0
	3	2	2	0	1.000	3	0	0	0
Mark VanZwieten	Total	39	22	4	0.462	0	9	0	3
	1	12	6	0	0.500	0	4	0	1
	2	14	9	2	0.500	0	3	0	2
	3	13	7	2	0.385	0	2	0	0

Fri, 7/11/2008

Winner 2

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (5)

Lost 22-24, 17-21

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	Total	25	12	6	0.240	3	2	1	0
	1	12	6	4	0.167	2	0	1	0
	2	13	6	2	0.308	1	2	0	0
Mark VanZwieten	Total	29	12	6	0.207	0	11	1	4
	1	19	8	2	0.316	0	6	1	3
	2	10	4	4	0.000	0	5	0	1

Fri, 7/11/2008

Contender 2

Jason Lee / Austin Rester (22)

Lost 21-17, 13-21, 11-15

1:07

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	Total	20	10	4	0.300	6	1	0	3
	1	8	4	1	0.375	5	1	0	1
	2	9	5	3	0.222	1	0	0	2
	3	3	1	0	0.333	0	0	0	0
Mark VanZwieten	Total	48	20	10	0.208	0	11	0	5
	1	20	8	4	0.200	0	4	0	1
	2	12	5	3	0.167	0	0	0	3
	3	16	7	3	0.250	0	7	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	67	38	13	0.373	13	8	2	4
Mark VanZwieten	116	54	20	0.293	0	31	1	12

Head to Head Results
DiPierro/VanZwieten trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Medel/Souza 0-1
5/8/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 2	Medel/Souza	5	DiPierro/VanZwieten	21	21-15, 25-23	0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-1
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	DiPierro/VanZwieten	21	24-22, 21-17	0:56
Lead the series against # 12 Mariano/Ratledge 1-0
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 1	DiPierro/VanZwieten	21	Mariano/Ratledge	12	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:05
Lead the series against # 18 Marchewka/Placek 1-0
5/8/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 1	DiPierro/VanZwieten	21	Marchewka/Placek	12	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 22 Lee/Rester 0-1
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 2	Lee/Rester	22	DiPierro/VanZwieten	21	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	1:07