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: 5
Tournaments: 28
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: 15
Tournaments: 83
Career Best: 4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Waupaca 2023)
Career Winnings: $24,075.00
Team Career Summary 
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AVP100000000001 $0.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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  
Head to Head Results
Bucknam/Paulis lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 26, Q6 Koppke/Samuels 0-1
8/14/25AVPManhattan 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
8/14/25AVPManhattan Beach Heritage Series Qualifier 3 Bucknam/Paulis Q11 Dedo/Jindyeh Q22 21-15, 21-19  
Lead the series against # Q75 Hornung/Shassol 1-0
8/14/25AVPManhattan Beach Heritage Series Qualifier 2 Bucknam/Paulis Q11 Hornung/Shassol Q75 23-21, 21-17