AVP Tour
$122,500 AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Fort Lauderdale Open
Saturday, April 1, 2006
Match #40: Contender's Bracket Round 2

(7) John Hyden/Jeff Nygaard
def.
(25) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski
21-18, 21-16 (0:49)

Mike DiPierro
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 10, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: 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
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

John Hyden
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 7, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: San Diego, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): San Diego State
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 263
Career Wins: 28
Career AVP Wins: 13
Career Winnings: $1,073,137.50
Jeff Nygaard
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 8
Career AVP Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $470,797.50

1 2 3
(7) John Hyden/Jeff Nygaard 21 21 0
(25) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski 18 16 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics John Hyden Jeff Nygaard Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 8 16 12 7
Kills 6 8 5 5
Errors 0 1 3 0
Hitting Pct 0.750 0.438 0.167 0.714
SERVE
Aces 0 0 1 0
Errors 2 1 1 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 2 0 0
Digs 1 0 2 0
Game 2
Statistics John Hyden Jeff Nygaard Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 13 9 16 16
Kills 9 4 6 6
Errors 2 1 4 4
Hitting Pct 0.538 0.333 0.125 0.125
SERVE
Aces 0 0 1 0
Errors 0 0 0 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 1 1 2
Digs 5 0 1 1
Match Total
Statistics John Hyden Jeff Nygaard Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 21 25 28 23
Kills 15 12 11 11
Errors 2 2 7 4
Hitting Pct 0.619 0.400 0.143 0.304
SERVE
Aces 0 0 2 0
Errors 2 1 1 3
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 3 1 2
Digs 6 0 3 1