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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$100,000 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago
July 30 - 31, 2011

(2) Adrian Carambula/Steve Grotowski

Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 16, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Montevideo, Uruguay

Height:

6'0"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

131

Career Wins:

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Seaside Heights 2011)

Career Winnings:

$342,883.00

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:

Tournaments:

120

Career Wins:

1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Seaside Heights 2011)

Career Winnings:

$82,274.60

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
NVL	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
P&R	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Pro Beach	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
Wide Open	4	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	$12,500.00
Overall	11	0	1	3	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	$40,500.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2004	Did not play	Mike DiPierro - 17th
AVP 2005	Did not play	Adam Roberts - 25th
AVP 2006	Did not play	Mike DiPierro - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NVL	7/23-24/2011	NVL Malibu	6	3rd	1080	$3,500.00
Wide Open	6/25-26/2011	Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights	7	3rd	0	$2,500.00
Wide Open	6/11-12/2011	Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key		5th	0	$2,000.00
P&R	9/2-5/2010	Cincinnati Players Championship	7, Q2	3rd	0	$5,000.00

Corona Light Wide Open Chicago Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 2	Brian Bomgren / Tim Bomgren (31)	Won 21-14, 21-16
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 3	Scott Hill / Everett Matthews (15)	Won 21-17, 21-18
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 4	Bill Strickland / Aaron Wachtfogel (10)	Won 21-17, 21-19
Sun, 7/31/2011	Winner 5	John Mayer / Matt Prosser (6)	Lost 17-21, 21-19, 10-15
Sun, 7/31/2011	Contender 8	Braidy Halverson / Adam Roberts (5)	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 10-15

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-2
9/5/10	P&R	Cincinnati Players Championship	Semi-Finals	Hyden/Scott	2	Carambula/Grotowski	7, Q2	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	1:04
9/3/10	P&R	Cincinnati Players Championship	Winner 1	Hyden/Scott	2	Carambula/Grotowski	7, Q2	21-18, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Loomis/Williams 1-0
7/23/11	NVL	NVL Malibu	Winner 2	Carambula/Grotowski	6	Loomis/Williams	11	21-18, 18-21, 15-7	0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Halverson/Roberts 0-1
7/31/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Contender 8	Halverson/Roberts	5	Carambula/Grotowski	2	19-21, 21-19, 15-10
Series tied with # 6 Mayer/Prosser 1-1
7/31/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 5	Mayer/Prosser	6	Carambula/Grotowski	2	21-17, 19-21, 15-10
9/2/10	P&R	Cincinnati Players Championship	Qualifier 4	Carambula/Grotowski	7, Q2	Mayer/Prosser	Q1	21-19, 25-23	0:45
Trail the series against # 9 Acosta/Tramblie 0-1
7/23/11	NVL	NVL Malibu	Semi-Finals	Acosta/Tramblie	8	Carambula/Grotowski	6	21-13, 21-17	0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Strickland/Wachtfogel 1-0
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 4	Carambula/Grotowski	2	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	21-17, 21-19
Lead the series against # 15 Hill/Matthews 1-0
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 3	Carambula/Grotowski	2	Hill/Matthews	15	21-17, 21-18
Lead the series against # 31 Bomgren/Bomgren 1-0
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 2	Carambula/Grotowski	2	Bomgren/Bomgren	31	21-14, 21-16