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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Austin Open
April 17 - 18, 2026

(17) Mark Bucknam/Alex Ukkelberg

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:

$350.00

Alex Ukkelberg

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 22, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Battle Lake, MN

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Grand View

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$9,125.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$0.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$200.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	US$200.00

Previous Austin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Austin Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/17/2026	Winner 1	Andrew Holman / Daniel Leathers (16)	Lost 15-21, 15-21
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 1	Zack Kweder / Jonathan Storm (32)	Won 21-16, 21-13
Fri, 4/17/2026	Contender 2	Stefan Boermans / Evan Cory (2)	Lost 12-21, 20-22

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mark Bucknam												Alex Ukkelberg
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	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$1,625.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	$350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	1	0	1	1	4	5	0	0	$1,050.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$925.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$325.00
15	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	2	2	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	18	1	0	0	0	1	2	7	2	4	$5,200.00
31	0	0	0	0	0	7	10	2	11	$350.00	Total	40	1	1	0	1	2	7	13	4	10	$9,125.00

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
2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00	1	2	33.3 %
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$0.00	5	6	45.5 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mark Bucknam													Alex Ukkelberg
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
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	0	0	1	3	3	$325.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	$0.00	2023	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	$600.00
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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$100.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	$300.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$0.00	2025	AVP	7	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	$5,525.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2025	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$300.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,075.00
31	0	0	0	0	0	7	10	2	12	$350.00	Total	Total	40	1	1	0	1	2	7	13	4	11	$9,125.00

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	4	57.1%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	5-6	45.5%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0		0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0		0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
Total	0	0	4	0	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8

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

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Boermans/Cory 0-1
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 2	Boermans/Cory	2	Bucknam/Ukkelberg	17	21-12, 22-20
Trail the series against # 16 Holman/Leathers 0-1
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 1	Holman/Leathers	16	Bucknam/Ukkelberg	17	21-15, 21-15
Lead the series against # 32 Kweder/Storm 1-0
4/17/26	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 1	Bucknam/Ukkelberg	17	Kweder/Storm	32	21-16, 21-13