AVP Tour
$100,000 AVP NIVEA Tour Belmar Open presented by Lexus
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Match #26: Winner's Bracket Round 3

(5) Bill Strickland/Aaron Wachtfogel
def.
(13) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski
21-15, 17-21, 23-21 (1:16)

Bill Strickland
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 26, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Malibu, CA
Height: 6'9"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2006)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (5 times)
Career Winnings: $139,600.00
Aaron Wachtfogel
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 8, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Pacific
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 111
Career Best: 2nd (AVP Brooklyn 2007)
Career Winnings: $168,102.50

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
(5) Bill Strickland/Aaron Wachtfogel 21 17 23
(13) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski 15 21 21

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Bill Strickland Aaron Wachtfogel Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 12 12 11 6
Kills 9 5 3 2
Errors 0 4 2 1
Hitting Pct 0.750 0.083 0.091 0.167
SERVE
Aces 0 3 0 1
Errors 0 5 0 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 2 0 0 1
Digs 2 6 3 2
Game 2
Statistics Bill Strickland Aaron Wachtfogel Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 20 10 9 11
Kills 5 6 4 5
Errors 8 2 0 2
Hitting Pct -0.150 0.400 0.444 0.273
SERVE
Aces 0 3 0 0
Errors 2 0 0 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 3
Digs 1 8 9 0
Game 3
Statistics Bill Strickland Aaron Wachtfogel Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 20 13 10 16
Kills 12 6 6 7
Errors 1 5 0 3
Hitting Pct 0.550 0.077 0.600 0.250
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 1 1 0 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 2
Digs 0 10 9 0
Match Total
Statistics Bill Strickland Aaron Wachtfogel Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 52 35 30 33
Kills 26 17 13 14
Errors 9 11 2 6
Hitting Pct 0.327 0.171 0.367 0.242
SERVE
Aces 0 6 0 1
Errors 3 6 0 4
DEFENSE
Blocks 2 0 0 6
Digs 3 24 21 2