AVP Tour
$100,000 Pringles Smart Flavors Cincinnati Open presented by Herbalife
Friday, August 31, 2007
Match #23: Contender's Bracket Round 1

(15) Ryan Mariano/Ed Ratledge
def.
(17) Mike DiPierro/Eyal Zimet
21-17, 21-17 (0:46)

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
Eyal Zimet
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 1, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz, Israel
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Hawaii
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 63
Career Best: 2nd (NVL Aspen 2011)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (Brooklyn 2009)
Career Winnings: $52,530.00

Ryan Mariano
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 1, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Lake Forest, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Long Beach State
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 117
Career Best: 2nd (AVP Huntington Beach 2006)
Career Winnings: $162,107.50
Ed Ratledge
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Fountain Valley, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Wins: 1 (San Francisco 2018)
Career Winnings: $259,117.50

1 2 3
(15) Ryan Mariano/Ed Ratledge 21 21 0
(17) Mike DiPierro/Eyal Zimet 17 17 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge Mike DiPierro Eyal Zimet
ATTACK
Attacks 11 15 15 13
Kills 6 9 6 6
Errors 0 2 3 0
Hitting Pct 0.545 0.467 0.200 0.462
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 1
Errors 0 1 0 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 2 0 0
Digs 3 2 5 4
Game 2
Statistics Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge Mike DiPierro Eyal Zimet
ATTACK
Attacks 9 15 21 7
Kills 5 9 9 3
Errors 0 0 3 2
Hitting Pct 0.556 0.600 0.286 0.143
SERVE
Aces 0 1 1 1
Errors 1 0 0 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 2 0 0
Digs 8 3 4 4
Match Total
Statistics Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge Mike DiPierro Eyal Zimet
ATTACK
Attacks 20 30 36 20
Kills 11 18 15 9
Errors 0 2 6 2
Hitting Pct 0.550 0.533 0.250 0.350
SERVE
Aces 0 1 1 2
Errors 1 1 0 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 4 0 0
Digs 11 5 9 8