FIVB Age Group World Championships
Junior (U21) World Championships
September 3 - 7, 2008
(10) Tanja Goricanec/Taryn Sciarini, Switzerland
 
Tanja Goricanec
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 4, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Bern
Resides: Bern
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 61
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$97,300.00
Taryn Sciarini
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 11, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Bellinzona
Resides: Montecarasso
Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Weight: 53 kg (117 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 8
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$0.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172557CQMoney
FIVB2000000000011 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC4000200101000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S1000000000001 US$0.00
Overall7000200101012 US$0.00
Previous Brighton Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB Age Group WC 9/6-10/2006 Under 19 World Championships 8 4 0 US$0.00
Under 21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/4/2008 Pool J Vilde Solvoll / Elin Westerlund, Norway (15) Won 21-8, 21-13 0:29
Thu, 9/4/2008 Pool J Beata Galek / Daria Przybylak, Poland (22, Q9) Lost 22-24, 18-21 0:44
Fri, 9/5/2008 Pool J Becchara Palmer / Alice Rohkamper, Australia (3) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 13-15 0:45
Sat, 9/6/2008 Winner 1 Lisa Mittenzwei / Anni Schumacher, Germany (24, Q4) Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-9 0:58
Sat, 9/6/2008 Winner 2 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (9) Won 21-23, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
Sun, 9/7/2008 Semi-Finals Danielle Remmers / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (4) Lost 12-21, 11-21 0:26
Sun, 9/7/2008 Bronze Medal Monika Brzostek / Karolina Marciniak, Poland (18) Lost 22-20, 17-21, 12-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Sciarini trail the series against the field 4-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Palmer/Rohkamper, Australia 0-2
9/5/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool J Palmer/Rohkamper 3 Goricanec/Sciarini 10 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:45
9/9/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Semi-Finals Palmer/Rohkamper 6 Goricanec/Sciarini 8 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Remmers/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
9/7/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Semi-Finals Remmers/Van Iersel 4 Goricanec/Sciarini 10 21-12, 21-11 0:26
Lead the series against # 9 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Goricanec/Sciarini 10 Kolocova/Slukova 9 21-23, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 12 Lombardo/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
9/8/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Winner 2 Goricanec/Sciarini 8 Lombardo/Menegatti 9 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Bosjanok/Puri, Estonia 0-1
9/9/04FIVB Age Group WCUnder 18 World Championships Pool A Bosjanok/Puri 24 Goricanec/Sciarini 12 21-13, 21-12  
Lead the series against # 15 Solvoll/Westerlund, Norway 1-0
9/4/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool J Goricanec/Sciarini 10 Solvoll/Westerlund 15 21-8, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 18 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 0-1
9/7/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Bronze Medal Brzostek/Marciniak 18 Goricanec/Sciarini 10 20-22, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 22, Q9 Galek/Przybylak, Poland 0-1
9/4/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool J Galek/Przybylak 22, Q9 Goricanec/Sciarini 10 24-22, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Mittenzwei/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Goricanec/Sciarini 10 Mittenzwei/Schumacher 24, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 15-9 0:58