Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 26 - 30, 2007
(29, Q21) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States
 
Jennifer Kessy
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Height: 180 cm (6'0")
Weight: 77 kg (169 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 127
Career Wins: 11
Career FIVB WT Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$722,750.00
April Ross
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 27
Career Winnings: US$1,237,850.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537CQMoney
FIVB781012942031213211 US$1,204,850.00
FIVB C&S1010000000000 US$1,100.00
Overall791013942031213211 US$1,205,950.00
Previous Stavanger Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 6/25/2007 Country Quota Holly McPeak / Logan Tom, United States Won 21-14, 23-21 0:42
Tue, 6/26/2007 Qualifier 2 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (Q12) Won 23-25, 21-14, 15-8 0:53
Tue, 6/26/2007 Qualifier 3 Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (Q5) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Wed, 6/27/2007 Pool D Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Lost 17-21, 25-23, 14-16 1:00
Wed, 6/27/2007 Pool D Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (13, Q8) Lost 16-21, 21-15, 13-15 0:50
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool D Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20, Q4) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Fri, 6/29/2007 Winner 1 Dana Cooke / Annie Martin, Canada (31, Q18) Won 21-13, 19-21, 17-15 0:59
Fri, 6/29/2007 Winner 2 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (11) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Fri, 6/29/2007 Winner 3 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (15) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:54
Sat, 6/30/2007 Semi-Finals Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (17, Q6) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:45
Sat, 6/30/2007 Gold Medal Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (3) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:44
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 9-3 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Tian/Wang 3 21-14, 21-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 21-17, 23-25, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 13, Q8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Salgado/Salgado 13, Q8 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 17, Q6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Cooke/Martin 31, Q18 21-13, 19-21, 17-15 0:59
Series tied with McPeak/Tom, United States 1-1
6/25/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 McPeak/Tom 21-14, 23-21 0:42
6/18/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota McPeak/Tom Q22 Kessy/Ross 25-23, 16-21, 18-16 1:08
Lead the series against # Q5 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Wang/Zuo Q5 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # Q12 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Jursone/Minusa Q12 23-25, 21-14, 15-8 0:53