AVP Tour
$175,000 AVP Cincinnati Open
August 30 - September 2, 2012
(10) 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 AVP Best: 3rd (3 times)
Career Winnings: $342,883.00
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 AVP Best: 5th (Cincinnati 2013)
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 Cincinnati Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 2010 Steve Grotowski - 3rd Adrian Carambula - 3rd
Wide Open 2011 Steve Grotowski - 5th Adrian Carambula - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Pro Beach 8/24-26/2012 Manhattan Beach Open 7 7th 250 $2,250.00
Pro Beach 6/22-24/2012 Belmar Open 3 2nd 450 $7,500.00
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
AVP Cincinnati Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/31/2012 Winner 1 Dave McKienzie / Austin Rester (23, Q3) Won 21-16, 21-19  
Fri, 8/31/2012 Winner 2 Billy Allen / Matt Prosser (7) Lost 11-21, 15-21  
Fri, 8/31/2012 Contender 1 Shane Donohue / Piotr Marciniak (24, Q13) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-11  
Sat, 9/1/2012 Contender 2 Kevin McColloch / Mike Placek (15) Lost 19-21, 13-21  
Head to Head Results
Carambula/Grotowski trail the series against the field 9-11 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-3
9/2/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 2 Carambula/Grotowski 7 21-19, 22-20 0:45
9/5/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 2 Carambula/Grotowski 7, Q2 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 1:04
9/3/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Winner 1 Hyden/Scott 2 Carambula/Grotowski 7, Q2 21-18, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 0-2
8/25/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Carambula/Grotowski 7 21-19, 21-18  
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Carambula/Grotowski 8 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 4 Keenan/Mayer 1-0
6/24/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Contender 6 Carambula/Grotowski 3 Keenan/Mayer 1 21-14, 21-19  
Trail the series against # 5 Doherty/Patterson 0-1
6/24/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Finals Doherty/Patterson 13 Carambula/Grotowski 3 21-14, 23-21  
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-2
8/26/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Carambula/Grotowski 7 21-15, 21-18  
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Carambula/Grotowski 8 21-16, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Allen/Prosser 0-1
8/31/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 2 Allen/Prosser 7 Carambula/Grotowski 10 21-11, 21-15  
Lead the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 13 Halverson/Loomis 1-0
8/25/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Carambula/Grotowski 7 Halverson/Loomis 10 21-17, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 14 Baxter/Brazao 1-0
8/25/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 4 Carambula/Grotowski 7 Baxter/Brazao 22 18-21, 21-16, 15-13  
Trail the series against # 15 McColloch/Placek 0-1
9/1/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Contender 2 McColloch/Placek 15 Carambula/Grotowski 10 21-19, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 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 # 23, Q3 McKienzie/Rester 1-0
8/31/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 1 Carambula/Grotowski 10 McKienzie/Rester 23, Q3 21-16, 21-19  
Lead the series against # 24, Q13 Donohue/Marciniak 1-0
8/31/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Contender 1 Carambula/Grotowski 10 Donohue/Marciniak 24, Q13 21-18, 19-21, 15-11