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AVP Tour
$375,000 Chicago Open Presented by McDonald's
September 1 - 3, 2005

(29, Q7) Steve Grotowski/Adam Roberts

Steve Grotowski

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 30, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

London

Resides:

Boynton Beach, FL

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

University of New Haven

Seasons:

Tournaments:

120

Career Wins:

1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Cincinnati 2013)

Career Winnings:

$82,274.60

Adam Roberts

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 25, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

High Point, NC

Resides:

Myrtle Beach, SC

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Kansas State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

250

Career Wins:

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$107,484.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1	$1,575.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Did not play	Dana Camacho - 25th
2002	Did not play	Jim Walls - 25th
2003	Did not play	Matt Heath - 17th
2004	Mike DiPierro - 17th	Chad Turner - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/26-28/2005	Boulder Open	Q5	25	36	$0.00
AVP	8/18-21/2005	Manhattan Beach Open	26, Q5	25	52	$250.00
AVP	8/11-13/2005	Huntington Beach Open	Q2	33	24	$0.00
AVP	6/30-7/3/2005	Cincinnati Open	26, Q2	25	52	$250.00
AVP	6/10-12/2005	San Diego Open	26, Q1	17	72	$550.00
AVP	5/20-22/2005	Santa Barbara Open	24, Q2	25	36	$100.00
AVP	4/29-5/1/2005	Austin Open	Q5	25	36	$0.00
AVP	4/22-24/2005	Tempe Open	Q6	25	36	$0.00
AVP	4/1-3/2005	Fort Lauderdale Open	22, Q2	25	36	$100.00

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 9/1/2005

Qualifier 2

Dan Buehring / Marcin Dybka (Q58)

Won 21-10, 21-16

0:35

Thu, 9/1/2005

Qualifier 3

Kyle Denitz / Morgan Mainz (Q26)

Won 21-17, 21-14

0:43

Thu, 9/1/2005

Qualifier 4

Leonardo Moraes / Mike Morrison (Q10)

Won 20-22, 21-15, 15-11

1:00

Fri, 9/2/2005

Winner 1

Karch Kiraly / Mike Lambert (4)

Lost 17-21, 22-24

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Steve Grotowski	Total	19	9	2	0.368	3	6	1	1
	1	10	4	1	0.300	1	3	0	1
	2	9	5	1	0.444	2	3	1	0
Adam Roberts	Total	44	16	12	0.091	0	17	0	1
	1	18	5	5	0.000	0	8	0	0
	2	26	11	7	0.154	0	9	0	1

Fri, 9/2/2005

Contender 1

Matt Olson / Hans Stolfus (13)

Lost 21-23, 8-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Steve Grotowski	Total	25	13	7	0.240	2	5	0	2
	1	14	8	2	0.429	2	3	0	2
	2	11	5	5	0.000	0	2	0	0
Adam Roberts	Total	22	9	1	0.364	0	7	1	1
	1	13	7	0	0.538	0	3	1	1
	2	9	2	1	0.111	0	4	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Steve Grotowski	44	22	9	0.295	5	11	1	3
Adam Roberts	66	25	13	0.182	0	24	1	2

Head to Head Results
Grotowski/Roberts trail the series against the field 5-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Rosenthal/Witt 0-1
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 2	Rosenthal/Witt	9	Grotowski/Roberts	26, Q1	21-17, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Kiraly/Lambert 0-2
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Kiraly/Lambert	4	Grotowski/Roberts	29, Q7	21-17, 24-22	0:41
8/19/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Kiraly/Lambert	7	Grotowski/Roberts	26, Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott 0-1
5/21/05	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Rogers/Scott	9	Grotowski/Roberts	24, Q2	21-10, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Dalhausser/Lucena 0-2
6/11/05	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Lucena	7	Grotowski/Roberts	26, Q1	21-15, 21-12	0:27
4/2/05	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Lucena	11	Grotowski/Roberts	22, Q2	18-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Blanton/Wong 0-1
7/1/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Wong	7	Grotowski/Roberts	26, Q2	22-20, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Hyden/Jewell 0-1
8/21/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Hyden/Jewell	10	Grotowski/Roberts	26, Q5	21-9, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Olson/Stolfus 0-1
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 1	Olson/Stolfus	13	Grotowski/Roberts	29, Q7	23-21, 21-8	0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Harger/Pray 1-0
8/18/05	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 4	Grotowski/Roberts	26, Q5	Harger/Pray	Q12	21-19, 21-9	0:42
Lead the series against # Q10 Moraes/Morrison 1-0
9/1/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Qualifier 4	Grotowski/Roberts	29, Q7	Moraes/Morrison	Q10	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # Q26 Denitz/Mainz 1-0
9/1/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Qualifier 3	Grotowski/Roberts	29, Q7	Denitz/Mainz	Q26	21-17, 21-14	0:43
Lead the series against # Q44 Lodewyck/Szenasi 1-0
6/30/05	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Qualifier 2	Grotowski/Roberts	26, Q2	Lodewyck/Szenasi	Q31	21-17, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # Q58 Buehring/Dybka 1-0
9/1/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Qualifier 2	Grotowski/Roberts	29, Q7	Buehring/Dybka	Q58	21-10, 21-16	0:35