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Saturday, June 19, 2010
Match #53: Contender's Bracket Round 4

(13) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski
def.
(10) Paul Baxter/Austin Rester
27-25, 17-21, 18-16 (1:14)

Paul Baxter
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Columbia Heights, MN
Resides: Venice, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Ball State
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 174
Career Best: 3rd (6 times)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (5 times)
Career Winnings: $171,788.25
Austin Rester
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 31, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Grapevine, TX
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 6'7"
College(s): Texas Tech
Weatherford
Hawaii
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 79
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Best: 5th (Santa Barbara 2010)
Career Winnings: $55,847.50

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

1 2 3
(13) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski 27 17 18
(10) Paul Baxter/Austin Rester 25 21 16

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski Paul Baxter Austin Rester
ATTACK
Attacks 13 14 10 18
Kills 9 10 7 12
Errors 1 2 2 3
Hitting Pct 0.615 0.571 0.500 0.500
SERVE
Aces 0 2 1 0
Errors 1 1 0 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 1
Digs 3 1 3 1
Game 2
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski Paul Baxter Austin Rester
ATTACK
Attacks 12 10 7 16
Kills 7 7 7 9
Errors 2 0 0 3
Hitting Pct 0.417 0.700 1.000 0.375
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 1
Errors 0 2 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 2
Digs 3 1 3 1
Game 3
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski Paul Baxter Austin Rester
ATTACK
Attacks 7 14 6 16
Kills 5 9 4 8
Errors 1 1 1 2
Hitting Pct 0.571 0.571 0.500 0.375
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 0
Errors 0 2 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 0
Digs 6 1 3 2
Match Total
Statistics Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski Paul Baxter Austin Rester
ATTACK
Attacks 32 38 23 50
Kills 21 26 18 29
Errors 4 3 3 8
Hitting Pct 0.531 0.605 0.652 0.420
SERVE
Aces 0 3 1 1
Errors 1 5 0 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 3
Digs 12 3 9 4