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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 19 World Championships
September 6 - 10, 2006

(8) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	US$0.00

Previous Bermuda Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/17-19/2006	Vaduz Satellite		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	8/4-7/2005	Under 19 World Championships	10	17	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	Q45	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/8-12/2004	Under 18 World Championships	12	9	0	US$0.00

Under 19 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/7/2006	Pool E	Aleksandra Gozdziewicz / Natalia Krawulska, Poland (17)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-12	1:04
Fri, 9/8/2006	Pool E	Vivian Chan / Amanda Cowdrey, Canada (20)	Won 21-12, 21-10	0:27
Fri, 9/8/2006	Pool E	Karolina Marciniak / Karolina Michalkiewicz, Poland (5)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:35
Fri, 9/8/2006	Winner 1	Carla Barreto / Julia Schmidt, Brazil (1)	Won 21-17, 27-25	0:33
Fri, 9/8/2006	Winner 2	Gilda Lombardo / Marta Menegatti, Italy (9)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:54
Sat, 9/9/2006	Semi-Finals	Becchara Palmer / Alice Rohkamper, Australia (6)	Lost 15-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:54
Sat, 9/9/2006	Bronze Medal	Britta Buthe / Svenja Engelhardt, Germany (16)	Lost 12-21, 17-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Sciarini lead the series against the field 4-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Barreto/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
9/8/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Winner 1	Goricanec/Sciarini	8	Barreto/Schmidt	1	21-17, 27-25	0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Marciniak/Michalkiewicz, Poland 0-1
9/8/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool E	Marciniak/Michalkiewicz	5	Goricanec/Sciarini	8	21-16, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Palmer/Rohkamper, Australia 0-1
9/9/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Palmer/Rohkamper	6	Goricanec/Sciarini	8	21-15, 19-21, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 9 Lombardo/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
9/8/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Winner 2	Goricanec/Sciarini	8	Lombardo/Menegatti	9	19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Buthe/Engelhardt, Germany 0-1
9/9/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Buthe/Engelhardt	16	Goricanec/Sciarini	8	21-12, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Gozdziewicz/Krawulska, Poland 1-0
9/7/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool E	Goricanec/Sciarini	8	Gozdziewicz/Krawulska	17	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # 20 Chan/Cowdrey, Canada 1-0
9/8/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool E	Goricanec/Sciarini	8	Chan/Cowdrey	20	21-12, 21-10	0:27