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AVP Tour
$300,000 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series
August 14 - 17, 2025

(Q11) Mark Bucknam/Raffe Paulis

Mark Bucknam

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 22, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

East Greenwich, RI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Florida Southern

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (4 times)

Career AVP Best:

9th (Virginia Beach 2023)

Career Winnings:

$300.00

Raffe Paulis

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 13, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Northeastern Illinois

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$24,075.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
Pro Beach 2012	Did not play	Vincent Robbins - 41st
2013	Did not play	Billy Kolinske - 41st
2014	Did not play	Kyle Stevenson - 41st
2015	Did not play	Marty Lorenz - 17th
2016	Did not play	Andrew Dentler - 41st
2017	Did not play	Spencer Sauter - 57th
2018	Did not play	Jeff Samuels - 25th
2019	Did not play	Travis Mewhirter - 25th
2021	Did not play	Aaren Rice - 37th
2022	Jake Fleming - 57th	Brian Miller - 7th
2023	Duncan Budinger - 41st	Marty Lorenz - 9th
2024	John Schwengel - 33rd	Michael Groselle - 17th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 2	Brett Hornung / Matt Shassol (Q75)	Won 23-21, 21-17
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 3	Chris Dedo / Sami Jindyeh (Q22)	Won 21-15, 21-19
Thu, 8/14/2025	Qualifier 4	Markus Koppke / Jeff Samuels (26, Q6)	Lost 17-21, 10-21

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mark Bucknam												Raffe Paulis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	0	0	0	0	0	10	16	0	1	$11,400.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$300.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											Manhattan Beach	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$1,000.00
											Tour Championships	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$1,650.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,350.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	2	$2,700.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	2	2	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	13	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	0	0	$1,400.00
29	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	2	11	$300.00	Total	75	0	0	0	0	3	20	32	4	4	$23,500.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2025	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mark Bucknam													Raffe Paulis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2009	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2011	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2012	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	Pro Beach	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$475.00
											2013	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	$0.00
											2013	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$50.00
											2014	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00
											2014	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											2015	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	$1,650.00
											2015	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2016	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	$1,400.00
											2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2017	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	$3,500.00
											2018	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	$4,775.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$500.00
											2019	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	$2,225.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2021	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	$0.00	2022	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$5,350.00
											2022	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	$0.00	2023	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	$3,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2023	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	$0.00	2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$1,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$100.00	2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$0.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2025	FIVB
28	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	2	12	$300.00	Total	Total	83	0	0	0	1	3	22	32	8	17	$24,075.00

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	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%
2024-2025	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Head to Head Results
Bucknam/Paulis lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 26, Q6 Koppke/Samuels 0-1
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 4	Koppke/Samuels	26, Q6	Bucknam/Paulis	Q11	21-17, 21-10
Lead the series against # Q22 Dedo/Jindyeh 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 3	Bucknam/Paulis	Q11	Dedo/Jindyeh	Q22	21-15, 21-19
Lead the series against # Q75 Hornung/Shassol 1-0
8/14/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 2	Bucknam/Paulis	Q11	Hornung/Shassol	Q75	23-21, 21-17