AVP Tour
$280,000 Bud Light AVP Long Beach Open
July 19 - 21, 2007
(6) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross
 
Jennifer Kessy
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Southern California
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 264
Career Wins: 30
Career AVP Wins: 15
Career Winnings: $1,445,459.50
April Ross
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Southern California
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 271
Career Wins: 74
Career AVP Wins: 41
Career Winnings: $2,045,362.50
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2007
  • Best Hitter 2009, 2011
  • Best Offensive Player 2009
  • Best Server 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537CQMoney
AVP51121315083000000 $769,750.00
FIVB781012942031213211 US$1,204,850.00
FIVB C&S1010000000000 US$1,100.00
NVL2200000000000 $27,500.00
P&R1100000000000 $10,000.00
Pro Beach2101000000000 $22,500.00
Wide Open1001000000000 $7,000.00
Overall13626262642861213211 US$2,042,700.00
Previous Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
BVA 2000 Angie Simpson - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 16, Q8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
AVP 7/5-8/2007 Seaside Heights Open 5 2nd 324 $15,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 29, Q21 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
AVP 6/14-17/2007 Charleston Open 6 5th 216 $6,000.00
AVP 6/7-10/2007 Atlanta Open 4 5th 216 $6,000.00
AVP 5/31-6/3/2007 Tampa Open 5 7th 180 $4,650.00
AVP 5/24-27/2007 Louisville Open 5 5th 216 $6,000.00
AVP 5/18-20/2007 Hermosa Beach Open 5 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP 5/10-13/2007 Glendale Open 6 7th 180 $4,650.00
AVP 5/3-6/2007 Huntington Beach Open 6 3rd 270 $9,500.00
AVP 4/19-22/2007 Dallas Open 8 7th 180 $4,650.00
AVP 4/13-15/2007 Miami Open 11 2nd 324 $15,000.00
Long Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/20/2007 Winner 1 Suzana Manole / Beth Van Fleet (27, Q7) Won 21-14, 21-10 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal181300.7222620
 19600.6671120
 29700.7781500
April RossTotal281900.6790903
 1121000.8330102
 216900.5630801
Fri, 7/20/2007 Winner 2 Brittany Hochevar / Holly McPeak (11) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal201320.55011213
 111720.4550412
 29600.6671801
April RossTotal231910.7830615
 19901.0000203
 2141010.6430412
Fri, 7/20/2007 Winner 3 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (3) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal201030.3501902
 19610.5560202
 211420.1821700
April RossTotal371360.1892932
 116730.2501331
 221630.1431601
Fri, 7/20/2007 Contender 4 Lauren Fendrick / Tammy Leibl (8) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal14620.2863504
 18310.2500302
 26310.3333202
April RossTotal332240.54501121
 1181420.6670411
 215820.4000710
Sat, 7/21/2007 Contender 5 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (4) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:48
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal322320.6560802
 1131010.6920502
 2191310.6320300
April RossTotal191110.5260524
 114810.5000112
 25300.6000412
Sat, 7/21/2007 Contender 6 Katie Jameson / Tracy Jones (20) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:36
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal332110.60601025
 112900.7500225
 2211210.5240800
April RossTotal261120.34601311
 19300.3330011
 217820.35301300
Sat, 7/21/2007 Semi-Finals Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (3) Lost 20-22, 12-21 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal26960.1150913
 114610.3570512
 21235-0.1670401
April RossTotal221120.4090525
 113620.3080322
 29500.5560203
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer Kessy16395160.485759619
April Ross188106160.4792581121
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games101000000000 $0.00
World Championships310001000000 $81,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam364342100100110 $588,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open79141917215621210 $1,089,300.00
Manhattan Beach301101000000 $92,000.00
Tour Championships220000000000 $67,500.00
Total1242124224276121320 $1,918,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jennifer Kessy April Ross
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1010000000 $0.00 Olympic Games3111000000 $0.00
5100010100 $46,075.00 World Championships7120111000 $105,200.00
1000010000 $3,750.00 World Tour Finals5001022000 $46,000.00
5343421214750 $355,550.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam67135451815330 $694,950.00
156152535338201330 $757,282.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open14540242333011830 $859,512.50
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2000001100 $1,750.00
2100000100 $2,250.00 Challenger          
11013043000 $66,660.00 Manhattan Beach10422010100 $102,400.00
5201002000 $40,610.00 Tour Championships9602010000 $95,450.00
           Gold Series1001000000 $4,750.00
           Heritage Series/Pro Series2000011000 $4,050.00
234233043556392280 $1,272,177.50 Total251653434954311360 $1,914,062.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007AVP1102303300000 $94,250.00 381966.7 %
2007FIVB310000010001 $51,500.00 14573.7 %
TotalAVP1102303300000 $94,250.00 381966.7 %
TotalFIVB310000010001 $51,500.00 14573.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jennifer Kessy  April Ross
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5000001211 $2,157.00 2000BVA          
2000000011 $750.00 2000FIVB          
1000000100 $250.00 2000FIVB C&S          
4000004000 $3,535.00 2001AVP          
1000000100 $0.00 2001BVA          
1000000001 $0.00 2001FIVB          
1100000000 $2,000.00 2001FIVB C&S          
6000004200 $3,680.00 2002AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2002FIVB          
7000025000 $6,900.00 2003AVP          
12013071000 $32,912.50 2004AVP          
2000000002 $0.00 2004FIVB          
14029030000 $80,650.00 2005AVP          
8000140111 $30,875.00 2005FIVB          
16045061000 $76,850.00 2006AVP13000003622 $6,287.50
8000001610 $15,100.00 2006FIVB2000000101 $1,500.00
11023060000 $47,125.00 2007AVP11023060000 $47,125.00
3100001001 $25,750.00 2007FIVB3100001001 $25,750.00
1032920128181348 $328,534.50 TotalTotal29123064724 $80,662.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall161 81.3% 25 12.6% 12 6.1% 186-12 93.9% 21 29.2% 10 13.9% 41 56.9% 21-51 29.2% 161-41 79.7% 46-22 67.6% 01 207-64 76.4%
2006-200740 83.3% 5 10.4% 3 6.3% 45-3 93.8% 5 17.2% 5 17.2% 19 65.5% 5-24 17.2% 40-19 67.8% 10-8 55.6% 00 50-27 64.9%
Against the Field43 67.2% 12 18.8% 9 14.1% 55-9 85.9% 10 19.2% 7 13.5% 35 67.3% 10-42 19.2% 86-68 55.8% 44-32 57.9% 01 65-51 56.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030002010000161
World Championships0000720051100010143
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1150861600452176424315249
Challenge/Four Star/Open002061001964833186258336113
Manhattan Beach00000000102110000125
Tour Championships0000300030200000100
Total117010519002617245251041012530171
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 19-19 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1-4
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 21-14, 22-20 0:39
6/9/07AVPAtlanta Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-19, 21-17 0:48
5/26/07AVPLouisville Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 5 21-10, 21-17 0:40
5/20/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 21-23, 24-22, 15-10 1:07
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 8 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs 2-4
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 1:41
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:07
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 21-14, 21-16 0:43
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 11 21-19, 21-15 0:56
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 11 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 3 Scott/Turner 1-9
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Semi-Finals Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 6 22-20, 21-12 0:47
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 3 Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 6 21-17, 21-15 0:42
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 5 Scott/Turner 1 21-16, 21-15 0:43
6/17/07AVPCharleston Open Contender 5 Scott/Turner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 21-14, 14-21, 15-13 1:05
6/10/07AVPAtlanta Open Contender 5 Scott/Turner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-15, 21-19 0:47
5/27/07AVPLouisville Open Contender 5 Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 21-19 0:51
5/20/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 16-21, 18-16 1:05
5/11/07AVPGlendale Open Winner 3 Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 6 23-21, 22-20 0:52
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 6 9-21, 26-24, 15-11 0:59
4/21/07AVPDallas Open Contender 4 Scott/Turner 5 Kessy/Ross 8 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4-1
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-19, 21-19 0:48
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-14, 21-13 0:44
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Contender 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 8 Kessy/Ross 5 23-21, 21-18 0:48
4/21/07AVPDallas Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 14-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:10
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 11 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 1:07
Lead the series against # 7 Dodd/Minello 1-0
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Dodd/Minello 7 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Fendrick/Leibl 1-0
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 6 Fendrick/Leibl 8 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Lewis/Lima 0-1
6/15/07AVPCharleston Open Winner 2 Lewis/Lima 11 Kessy/Ross 6 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Hochevar/McPeak 1-0
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Hochevar/McPeak 11 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 14 Roca/Straton 1-0
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 5 Roca/Straton 10 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Kropp/Pavley 2-0
6/16/07AVPCharleston Open Contender 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Kropp/Pavley 14 21-12, 21-13 0:38
6/8/07AVPAtlanta Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Kropp/Pavley 13 21-17, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Kuk/Whitney 2-0
5/25/07AVPLouisville Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 5 Kuk/Whitney 21, Q2 26-24, 21-12 0:48
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 11 Kuk/Whitney 22, Q3 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Jameson/Jones 1-0
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 6 Jameson/Jones 20 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Manole/Van Fleet 1-0
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 6 Manole/Van Fleet 27, Q7 21-14, 21-10 0:37
Lead the series against # Q10 Hall/Mills 1-0
7/6/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Hall/Mills 28, Q6 21-12, 21-8 0:31