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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Match #44: Contender's Bracket Round 2

(27, Q3) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski
def.
(5) John Mayer/Jeff Nygaard
21-18, 13-21, 15-10 (1:22)

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

John Mayer
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 11, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Culver City, CA
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Pierce Junior College
Pepperdine
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 179
Career Wins: 6
Career AVP Wins: 4
Career Winnings: $400,282.50
Jeff Nygaard
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Resides: Long Beach, CA
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
(27, Q3) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski 21 13 15
(5) John Mayer/Jeff Nygaard 18 21 10

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski John Mayer Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks 13 10 10 13
Kills 8 5 6 6
Errors 2 1 1 4
Hitting Pct 0.462 0.400 0.500 0.154
SERVE
Aces 1 1 0 1
Errors 1 1 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 2 0 2
Digs 4 1 5 0
Game 2
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski John Mayer Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks 12 8 12 6
Kills 5 2 6 4
Errors 2 3 3 1
Hitting Pct 0.250 -0.125 0.250 0.500
SERVE
Aces 0 0 5 0
Errors 1 0 2 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 2
Digs 2 2 7 1
Game 3
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski John Mayer Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks 10 8 8 8
Kills 5 6 4 2
Errors 3 0 2 1
Hitting Pct 0.200 0.750 0.250 0.125
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 0
Errors 0 1 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 1 0 0
Digs 2 1 3 1
Match Total
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski John Mayer Jeff Nygaard
ATTACK
Attacks 35 26 30 27
Kills 18 13 16 12
Errors 7 4 6 6
Hitting Pct 0.314 0.346 0.333 0.222
SERVE
Aces 1 2 5 1
Errors 2 2 3 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 3 0 4
Digs 8 4 15 2