Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$150,000 Miami Beach Pro
September 16 - 18, 2011
(8) Adrian Carambula/Steve Grotowski
 
Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 16, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Montevideo, Uruguay
Resides: Rome
Height: 6'0"
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 3
Career Pro Beach Best: 2nd (Belmar 2012)
Career Winnings: $341,633.00
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: 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 Miami Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2008 Hernan Russian - 37th Did not play
NVL 2011 Did not play Ty Loomis - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Wide Open 9/1-4/2011 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball 7 5 0 $4,000.00
Wide Open 7/30-31/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago 2 5 0 $4,000.00
NVL 7/23-24/2011 NVL Malibu 6 3 1080 $3,500.00
Wide Open 6/25-26/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights 7 3 0 $2,500.00
Wide Open 6/11-12/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key 5 0 $2,000.00
P&R 9/2-5/2010 Cincinnati Players Championship 7, Q2 3 0 $5,000.00
Miami Beach Pro Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/16/2011 Winner 1 Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (9) Won 23-21, 21-14 0:55
Sat, 9/17/2011 Winner 2 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (1) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:42
Sat, 9/17/2011 Contender 2 Braidy Halverson / Matt Olson (11) Won 26-24, 21-13 0:55
Sat, 9/17/2011 Contender 3 Billy Allen / Brad Keenan (4) Won 25-23, 21-16 0:49
Sat, 9/17/2011 Contender 4 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena (2) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Carambula/Grotowski trail the series against the field 5-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-1
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Carambula/Grotowski 8 21-16, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 0-1
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Carambula/Grotowski 8 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 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
Series tied with # 4 Allen/Keenan 1-1
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Contender 3 Carambula/Grotowski 8 Allen/Keenan 4 25-23, 21-16 0:49
9/4/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Contender 4 Allen/Keenan 4 Carambula/Grotowski 7 17-21, 24-22, 15-11 1:05
Series tied with # 6 Mayer/Prosser 1-1
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Winner 5 Mayer/Prosser 6 Carambula/Grotowski 2 21-17, 19-21, 15-10  
9/2/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Qualifier 4 Carambula/Grotowski 7, Q2 Mayer/Prosser Q1 21-19, 25-23 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Mariano/Ratledge 2-0
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 # 11 Halverson/Olson 1-0
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Contender 2 Carambula/Grotowski 8 Halverson/Olson 11 26-24, 21-13 0:55