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AVP Tour
$60,000 Virginia Beach Contender Series
Friday, June 27, 2025

Match #7: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q13) Amaya Messier/Melissa Powell
vs.
(Q20) Mariana Feliciano/Taylor Pierce

Amaya Messier

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 29, 2002 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aurora, CO

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Utah

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Ios 2025)

Career AVP Best:

33rd (Denver 2024)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Melissa Fuchs Powell

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 27, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pleasant Grove, UT

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

Central Michigan
Houston Baptist University
Utah

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (6 times)

Career AVP Best:

17th (Muskegon 2022)

Career Winnings:

$1,137.40

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Did not play	Madison Dennison - 25th
2024	Did not play	Jaidyn Blanchfield - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Ios	Q7	17th	100	€ 0.00

Virginia Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/27/2025	Qualifier 1	Mariana Feliciano / Taylor Pierce (Q20)

Mariana Feliciano Sanchez

Photo not available

Personal Info

Home Town:

San Juan, PR

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

North Florida

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Taylor Pierce

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 2003 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Covington, LA

Height:

5'10"

College(s):

Southern Miss
North Florida

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

Previous Virginia Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Virginia Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/27/2025	Qualifier 1	Amaya Messier / Melissa Powell (Q13)

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
6/27/25	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Qualifier 1