AVP Tour
$91,500 Birmingham-Hoover Open presented by Vault
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Match #46: Contender's Bracket Round 2

(16) Dain Blanton/Matt Prosser
def.
(18) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski
21-18, 21-10 (0:44)

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
Steve Grotowski
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 AVP Best: 5th (Cincinnati 2013)
Career Winnings: $82,274.60

Dain Blanton
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Pepperdine
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 256
Career Wins: 11
Career AVP Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $720,032.75
Matt Prosser
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Ventura, CA
Resides: Hermosa Beach, CA
Height: 6'7"
College(s): Long Beach State
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 1 (AVP Huntington Beach 2011)
Career Winnings: $141,502.50

1 2 3
(16) Dain Blanton/Matt Prosser 21 21 0
(18) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski 18 10 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Dain Blanton Matt Prosser Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 6 17 5 17
Kills 5 11 2 12
Errors 0 2 0 3
Hitting Pct 0.833 0.529 0.400 0.529
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 1
Errors 0 0 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 3 0 1
Digs 4 2 2 1
Game 2
Statistics Dain Blanton Matt Prosser Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 6 12 2 15
Kills 4 10 2 5
Errors 1 0 0 3
Hitting Pct 0.500 0.833 1.000 0.133
SERVE
Aces 1 0 0 0
Errors 0 1 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 2 0 1
Digs 6 1 3 0
Match Total
Statistics Dain Blanton Matt Prosser Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 12 29 7 32
Kills 9 21 4 17
Errors 1 2 0 6
Hitting Pct 0.667 0.655 0.571 0.344
SERVE
Aces 1 1 0 1
Errors 0 1 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 5 0 2
Digs 10 3 5 1