Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$100,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Belmar Open
June 22 - 24, 2012
(3) 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: 18
Tournaments: 131
Career Wins: 3
Career Pro Beach Best: 2nd (Belmar 2012)
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: 14
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)
Career Pro Beach Best: 2nd (Belmar 2012)
Career Winnings: $82,274.60
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP10000000100 $1,500.00
NVL10010000000 $3,500.00
P&R10010000000 $5,000.00
Pro Beach40100120000 $18,000.00
Wide Open40010300000 $12,500.00
Overall110130420100 $40,500.00
Previous Belmar Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2002 Did not play Neil Mayo - 57th
AVP 2004 Did not play Kent Ammons - 25th
AVP 2010 Seth Burnham - 25th Mike DiPierro - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Pro Beach 9/16-18/2011 Miami Beach Pro 8 5th 432 $4,750.00
Wide Open 9/1-4/2011 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball 7 5th 0 $4,000.00
Wide Open 7/30-31/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago 2 5th 0 $4,000.00
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
Belmar Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/23/2012 Winner 1 Mik Berzins / Eric Lucas (30, Q10) Won 21-12, 21-11  
Sat, 6/23/2012 Winner 2 Andrew Fuller / Mark VanZwieten (14) Won 21-16, 21-18  
Sat, 6/23/2012 Winner 3 Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (6) Lost 20-22, 21-17, 15-17  
Sat, 6/23/2012 Contender 4 John Hyden / Everett Matthews (2) Won 21-15, 21-13  
Sun, 6/24/2012 Contender 5 Tri Bourne / Jeffrey Carlson (31, Q11) Won 21-15, 22-20  
Sun, 6/24/2012 Contender 6 Brad Keenan / John Mayer (1) Won 21-14, 21-19  
Sun, 6/24/2012 Semi-Finals Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (6) Won 21-14, 21-18  
Sun, 6/24/2012 Finals Ryan Doherty / Casey Patterson (13) Lost 14-21, 21-23  
Head to Head Results
Carambula/Grotowski lead the series against the field 9-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Keenan/Mayer 1-0
6/24/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Contender 6 Carambula/Grotowski 3 Keenan/Mayer 1 21-14, 21-19  
Lead the series against # 2 Hyden/Matthews 1-0
6/23/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Contender 4 Carambula/Grotowski 3 Hyden/Matthews 2 21-15, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 6 Mariano/Ratledge 3-1
6/24/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Semi-Finals Carambula/Grotowski 3 Mariano/Ratledge 6 21-14, 21-18  
6/23/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Winner 3 Mariano/Ratledge 6 Carambula/Grotowski 3 22-20, 17-21, 17-15  
9/16/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Winner 1 Carambula/Grotowski 8 Mariano/Ratledge 9 23-21, 21-14 0:55
9/4/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Contender 1 Carambula/Grotowski 7, Q2 Mariano/Ratledge 6 21-14, 21-17 0:48
Trail the series against # 13 Doherty/Patterson 0-1
6/24/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Finals Doherty/Patterson 13 Carambula/Grotowski 3 21-14, 23-21  
Lead the series against # 14 Fuller/VanZwieten 1-0
6/23/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Winner 2 Carambula/Grotowski 3 Fuller/VanZwieten 14 21-16, 21-18  
Lead the series against # 18 Bomgren/Bomgren 1-0
7/30/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Winner 2 Carambula/Grotowski 2 Bomgren/Bomgren 31 21-14, 21-16  
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Berzins/Lucas 1-0
6/23/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Winner 1 Carambula/Grotowski 3 Berzins/Lucas 30, Q10 21-12, 21-11  
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Bourne/Carlson 1-0
6/24/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Contender 5 Carambula/Grotowski 3 Bourne/Carlson 31, Q11 21-15, 22-20