Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$150,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Huntington Beach National Championships
September 21 - 23, 2012
(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 Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2004 Did not play Ranse Jones - 57th
AVP 2005 Did not play Adam Roberts - 33rd
AVP 2006 Did not play Mike DiPierro - 17th
AVP 2010 Matt Henderson - 13th Mike DiPierro - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/30-9/2/2012 AVP Cincinnati Open 10 13 202 $1,500.00
Pro Beach 8/24-26/2012 Manhattan Beach Open 7 7 250 $2,250.00
Pro Beach 6/22-24/2012 Belmar Open 3 2 450 $7,500.00
Pro Beach 9/16-18/2011 Miami Beach Pro 8 5 432 $4,750.00
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
Huntington Beach National Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/22/2012 Winner 1 Braidy Halverson / Matt Olson (9) Won 21-16, 21-17  
Sat, 9/22/2012 Winner 2 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (1) Lost 15-21, 16-21  
Sat, 9/22/2012 Contender 2 Billy Allen / Matt Prosser (6) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-10  
Sat, 9/22/2012 Contender 3 John Hyden / Sean Scott (4) Lost 18-21, 19-21  
Head to Head Results
Carambula/Grotowski trail the series against the field 8-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-3
9/22/12Pro BeachHuntington Beach National Championships Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Carambula/Grotowski 8 21-15, 21-16  
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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Hyden/Scott 0-4
9/22/12Pro BeachHuntington Beach National Championships Contender 3 Hyden/Scott 4 Carambula/Grotowski 8 21-18, 21-19  
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 # 5 Doherty/Patterson 0-1
6/24/12Pro BeachBelmar Open Finals Doherty/Patterson 13 Carambula/Grotowski 3 21-14, 23-21  
Series tied with # 6 Allen/Prosser 1-1
9/22/12Pro BeachHuntington Beach National Championships Contender 2 Carambula/Grotowski 8 Allen/Prosser 6 19-21, 21-18, 15-10  
8/31/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 2 Allen/Prosser 7 Carambula/Grotowski 10 21-11, 21-15  
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 9 Halverson/Olson 2-0
9/22/12Pro BeachHuntington Beach National Championships Winner 1 Carambula/Grotowski 8 Halverson/Olson 9 21-16, 21-17  
9/17/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Contender 2 Carambula/Grotowski 8 Halverson/Olson 11 26-24, 21-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q5 Baxter/Brazao 1-0
8/25/12Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 4 Carambula/Grotowski 7 Baxter/Brazao 22 18-21, 21-16, 15-13