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August 27 - 29, 2009

(20) Mike DiPierro/Adam Roberts

Mike DiPierro

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pompano Beach, FL

Resides:

Pompano Beach, FL

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Lindenwood University
St. Louis Junior

Seasons:

16

Tournaments:

93

Career Wins:

1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)

Career AVP Best:

7th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$56,817.50

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:

26

Tournaments:

250

Career Wins:

4

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	Money
AVP	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	0	$18,060.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Did not play	Dana Camacho - 25th
2000	David DiPierro - 41st	Did not play
FIVB 2000	David DiPierro - 49th	Did not play
2002	Did not play	Jim Walls - 25th
2003	David DiPierro - 33rd	Matt Heath - 17th
2004	Steve Grotowski - 17th	Chad Turner - 13th
2005	Jim Nichols - 41st	Steve Grotowski - 25th
2006	Steve Grotowski - 25th	Jeff Carlucci - 13th
2007	Eyal Zimet - 9th	Vincent Robbins - 25th
2008	Mark VanZwieten - 17th	Vincent Robbins - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/20-23/2009	Muskegon Open	18	17	190	$960.00
AVP	8/14-16/2009	San Francisco Open	21	13	240	$2,280.00
AVP	8/6-9/2009	Hermosa Beach Open	20	17	190	$960.00
AVP	7/2-5/2009	Coney Island Open	17	17	190	$960.00
AVP	6/18-21/2009	Ocean City Open	17	17	190	$960.00
AVP	5/29-31/2009	Atlanta Open	21	13	240	$2,280.00
AVP	5/15-17/2009	Houston Open	22	17	190	$1,200.00
AVP	4/16-19/2009	Riverside Open	25, Q2	17	190	$960.00

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/28/2009

Winner 1

Paul Baxter / Braidy Halverson (13)

Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-11

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	Total	33	17	4	0.394	1	9	0	1
	1	9	5	1	0.444	1	4	0	1
	2	15	8	1	0.467	0	2	0	0
	3	9	4	2	0.222	0	3	0	0
Adam Roberts	Total	43	24	1	0.535	0	20	2	1
	1	20	11	0	0.550	0	3	0	0
	2	8	6	0	0.750	0	8	1	0
	3	15	7	1	0.400	0	9	1	1

Fri, 8/28/2009

Winner 2

Brad Keenan / Nick Lucena (4)

Lost 18-21, 18-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	Total	8	4	2	0.250	1	4	1	1
	1	5	2	1	0.200	0	4	0	1
	2	3	2	1	0.333	1	0	1	0
Adam Roberts	Total	37	21	8	0.351	0	4	0	0
	1	20	11	4	0.350	0	3	0	0
	2	17	10	4	0.353	0	1	0	0

Fri, 8/28/2009

Contender 2

Mike Morrison / Eyal Zimet (14)

Won 15-21, 21-18, 22-20

1:09

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	Total	15	7	2	0.333	1	7	0	1
	1	6	2	1	0.167	1	4	0	0
	2	4	2	1	0.250	0	2	0	0
	3	5	3	0	0.600	0	1	0	1
Adam Roberts	Total	60	30	14	0.267	1	12	4	0
	1	16	5	7	-0.125	0	2	1	0
	2	22	10	4	0.273	1	5	2	0
	3	22	15	3	0.545	0	5	1	0

Fri, 8/28/2009

Contender 3

Theo Brunner / Aaron Mansfield (27, Q5)

Won 21-9, 27-25

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	Total	26	18	1	0.654	4	9	0	0
	1	10	8	0	0.800	3	5	0	0
	2	16	10	1	0.563	1	4	0	0
Adam Roberts	Total	30	16	2	0.467	2	8	0	1
	1	9	6	0	0.667	0	2	0	0
	2	21	10	2	0.381	2	6	0	1

Fri, 8/28/2009

Contender 4

Pedro Brazao / Matt Prosser (10)

Lost 16-21, 14-21

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	Total	25	9	4	0.200	2	5	0	0
	1	13	6	2	0.308	1	1	0	0
	2	12	3	2	0.083	1	4	0	0
Adam Roberts	Total	24	11	5	0.250	0	13	0	0
	1	12	4	3	0.083	0	7	0	0
	2	12	7	2	0.417	0	6	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike DiPierro	107	55	13	0.393	9	34	1	3
Adam Roberts	194	102	30	0.371	3	57	6	2

Head to Head Results
DiPierro/Roberts trail the series against the field 7-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
6/19/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	DiPierro/Roberts	17	21-10, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Hyden/Scott 0-1
7/3/09	AVP	Coney Island Open	Winner 2	Hyden/Scott	1	DiPierro/Roberts	17	21-12, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-1
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Contender 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	DiPierro/Roberts	21	21-13, 19-21, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Keenan/Lucena 0-2
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Keenan/Lucena	4	DiPierro/Roberts	20	21-18, 21-18	0:37
5/29/09	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Keenan/Lucena	5	DiPierro/Roberts	21	21-14, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Mayer/Nygaard 0-1
4/17/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 1	Mayer/Nygaard	8	DiPierro/Roberts	25, Q2	21-19, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Loomis/Patterson 1-0
5/15/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 1	DiPierro/Roberts	22	Loomis/Patterson	11	21-18, 18-21, 26-24	1:13
Trail the series against # 10 Brazao/Prosser 0-1
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 4	Brazao/Prosser	10	DiPierro/Roberts	20	21-16, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Mariano/Ratledge 0-3
8/14/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 1	Mariano/Ratledge	12	DiPierro/Roberts	21	21-14, 21-13	0:41
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Mariano/Ratledge	13	DiPierro/Roberts	20	21-18, 16-21, 15-8	1:05
4/17/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Contender 2	Mariano/Ratledge	7	DiPierro/Roberts	25, Q2	21-13, 21-10	0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Baxter/Halverson 1-0
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	DiPierro/Roberts	20	Baxter/Halverson	13	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	1:05
Lead the series against # 14 Morrison/Zimet 1-0
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 2	DiPierro/Roberts	20	Morrison/Zimet	14	15-21, 21-18, 22-20	1:09
Trail the series against # 15 Moran/Placek 0-1
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Winner 1	Moran/Placek	15	DiPierro/Roberts	18	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Carlucci/Witt 0-1
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Contender 2	Carlucci/Witt	17	DiPierro/Roberts	18	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 21 Jewell/Rester 1-0
8/14/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Contender 1	DiPierro/Roberts	21	Jewell/Rester	22	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Holmes/Toppel 1-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	DiPierro/Roberts	20	Holmes/Toppel	29, Q12	21-19, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Brunner/Mansfield 1-0
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 3	DiPierro/Roberts	20	Brunner/Mansfield	27, Q5	21-9, 27-25	0:37
Lead the series against # Q35 Shamrokh/VanOort 1-0
8/21/09	AVP	Muskegon Open	Contender 1	DiPierro/Roberts	18	Shamrokh/VanOort	31, Q24	21-13, 21-7	0:32