AVP Tour
$125,000 Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman & Wakefield
Friday, August 18, 2006
Match #35: Contender's Bracket Round 1

(19) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski
def.
(30) Amaury Velasco/Mike Salak
21-16, 21-19 (0:45)

Amaury Velasco
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 6, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Santurce, PR
Height: 6'5"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 63
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Albena 1997)
Career AVP Best: 13th (New Orleans 1999)
Career Winnings: $25,925.00
Mike Salak
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 25, 1975 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Brooklyn, NY
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Southampton College
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 9
Career Best: 17th (AVP New York 2016)
Career Winnings: $325.00

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

1 2 3
(19) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski 21 21 0
(30) Amaury Velasco/Mike Salak 16 19 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski Amaury Velasco Mike Salak
ATTACK
Attacks 8 9 4 19
Kills 3 7 4 9
Errors 1 2 0 5
Hitting Pct 0.250 0.556 1.000 0.211
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 0
Errors 0 1 0 3
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 3 1 0
Digs 1 4 1 4
Game 2
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski Amaury Velasco Mike Salak
ATTACK
Attacks 15 8 4 17
Kills 11 7 4 12
Errors 0 0 0 0
Hitting Pct 0.733 0.875 1.000 0.706
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 0
Errors 0 2 0 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 0
Digs 3 2 2 3
Match Total
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski Amaury Velasco Mike Salak
ATTACK
Attacks 23 17 8 36
Kills 14 14 8 21
Errors 1 2 0 5
Hitting Pct 0.565 0.706 1.000 0.444
SERVE
Aces 0 2 0 0
Errors 0 3 0 5
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 3 1 0
Digs 4 6 3 7