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NORCECA
US$7,000 NORCECA Punta Cana
September 29 - October 1, 2023

(9) Taylor Buckner/Melanie Valenciana, Virgin Islands

Taylor Buckner
Virgin Islands

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 10, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (NORCECA Punta Cana 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Melanie Valenciana
Virgin Islands

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Odessa, TX

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (NORCECA Paramaribo 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$175.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	13	17	25	Money
NORCECA	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Punta Cana Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Did not play	Amber Bennett - 14th
2017	Did not play	Katherine Wanket - 7th
2018	Did not play	Cristina Almeida-Anz - 12th
2019	Did not play	Amber Bennett - 9th
2022	Did not play	Andrea Csaszi - 15th
2022	Amber Bennett - 8th	Did not play
2023	Did not play	Bailey Foy - 10th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Taylor Buckner												Melanie Valenciana
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Confederation Championship
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Team Finishes by Season

Results

Matches

Season

Assoc

Played

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4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

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Winnings (US$)

Won

Lost

Pct

Individual Finishes by Season

Taylor Buckner													Melanie Valenciana
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2015	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2016	NORCECA	8	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	$175.00
											2017	NORCECA	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2018	NORCECA	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00
											2019	NORCECA	8	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	NORCECA	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	28	0	0	0	0	5	21	1	0	1	$175.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2022-2023	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

Team Match Records by Round

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Pool Play

Lucky Loser

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Gold Medal

Overall

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Head to Head Results
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