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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$80,000 Chennai Challenger
July 17 - 20, 2008

(24) Mike DiPierro/Mark VanZwieten, United States

Mike DiPierro
United States

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pompano Beach, FL

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Chennai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$1,200.00

Mark VanZwieten
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 5, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pompano Beach, FL

Height:

184 cm (6'1")

Weight:

81 kg (178 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

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

Career FIVB C&S Best:

4th (Chennai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$2,975.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,400.00

Previous Chennai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Chennai Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/17/2008	Winner 1	Mohan P / John Pradeep, India (9)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:35
Thu, 7/17/2008	Winner 2	Hen Meir / Ohad Redco, Israel (8)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:39
Fri, 7/18/2008	Winner 3	Taichi Morikawa / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (1)	Won 21-16, 21-11	0:39
Sat, 7/19/2008	Winner 4	Luizao Correa / Thomas Klepper, Brazil (13)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:39
Sat, 7/19/2008	Contender 5	Simon Nausch / Mario Steinoker, Austria (7)	Won 21-14, 21-10	0:30
Sat, 7/19/2008	Semi-Finals	Andrea Tomatis / Ivan Zaytsev, Italy (3)	Lost 30-32, 21-15, 12-15	1:13
Sun, 7/20/2008	Bronze Medal	Jason Kruger / Chris Simek, Canada (2)	Lost By Forfeit

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenger	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00
Total	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mike DiPierro												Mark VanZwieten
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
											Satellite	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$275.00
											U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	Total	13	0	1	0	1	1	6	2	0	0	$2,975.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00	4	3	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mike DiPierro													Mark VanZwieten
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$275.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	$1,200.00	Total	Total	12	0	1	0	1	1	6	2	0	1	$2,975.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	1	4-3	57.1%
2007-2008	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	1	4-3	57.1%
Against the Field	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	8-2	80.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	1	4-3	57.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	3
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	3

Head to Head Results
DiPierro/VanZwieten lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Morikawa/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
7/18/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Winner 3	DiPierro/VanZwieten	24	Morikawa/Nishimura	1	21-16, 21-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Kruger/Simek, Canada 0-1
7/20/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Bronze Medal	Kruger/Simek	2	DiPierro/VanZwieten	24	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 3 Tomatis/Zaytsev, Italy 0-1
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Semi-Finals	Tomatis/Zaytsev	3	DiPierro/VanZwieten	24	32-30, 15-21, 15-12	1:13
Lead the series against # 7 Nausch/Steinoker, Austria 1-0
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Contender 5	DiPierro/VanZwieten	24	Nausch/Steinoker	7	21-14, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 8 Meir/Redco, Israel 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Winner 2	DiPierro/VanZwieten	24	Meir/Redco	8	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 P/Pradeep, India 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Winner 1	DiPierro/VanZwieten	24	P/Pradeep	9	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Correa/Klepper, Brazil 0-1
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Winner 4	Correa/Klepper	13	DiPierro/VanZwieten	24	21-19, 21-17	0:39