AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas Open
April 17 - 20, 2008
(4) 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 Dallas Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 April Ross - 7th Jennifer Kessy - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/10-13/2008 AVP Gold Crown Miami 4 3rd 270 $9,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 7 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
AVP 9/14-16/2007 San Francisco Best of the Beach 5 5th 0 $8,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 4 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
AVP 8/23-26/2007 Brooklyn Open 5 3rd 390 $13,300.00
AVP 8/16-19/2007 Boston Open 5 5th 312 $8,500.00
AVP 8/9-11/2007 Manhattan Beach Open 5 5th 312 $8,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 22 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 16 37th 40 US$3,400.00
AVP 7/19-21/2007 Long Beach Open 6 3rd 390 $13,300.00
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 $4,650.00
AVP Gold Crown Dallas Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/19/2008 Winner 2 Sara Johnson / Chrissie Zartman (20, Q1) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:33
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal221430.50021012
 18500.6250410
 214930.4292602
April RossTotal221320.50041003
 111610.4554501
 211710.5450502
Sat, 4/19/2008 Winner 3 Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (5) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal181210.61111003
 16400.6670503
 212810.5831500
April RossTotal321550.31311022
 1201020.4001612
 212530.1670410
Sat, 4/19/2008 Winner 4 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 13-15 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal311960.4192404
 111530.1822300
 211720.4550002
 39710.6670102
April RossTotal342230.5590913
 19810.7780303
 2151000.6670200
 310420.2000410
Sun, 4/20/2008 Contender 4 Angie Akers / Holly McPeak (7) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal181510.7782924
 18610.6251411
 210900.9001513
April RossTotal251620.5600514
 19700.7780213
 216920.4380301
Sun, 4/20/2008 Semi-Finals Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal191330.5261414
 110710.6001213
 29620.4440201
April RossTotal191220.5261414
 18610.6250202
 211610.4551212
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer Kessy10873140.546837417
April Ross13278140.485638516
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2007AVP1502406300000 $132,550.00 502764.9 %
2007FIVB811002020002 $106,100.00 291467.4 %
2008AVP200200000000 $19,000.00 6460.0 %
2008FIVB100000000100 $2,500.00 1233.3 %
TotalAVP1702606300000 $151,550.00 563164.4 %
TotalFIVB911002020102 $108,600.00 301665.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jennifer Kessy  April Ross
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
160240100000 $73,525.00 2007AVP160240100000 $76,025.00
8110022002 $53,050.00 2007FIVB8110022002 $53,050.00
2002000000 $9,500.00 2008AVP2002000000 $9,500.00
1000000100 $1,250.00 2008FIVB1000000100 $1,250.00
11621023134191449 $392,984.50 TotalTotal421360125825 $147,612.50
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%
2007-200869 77.5% 13 14.6% 7 7.9% 82-7 92.1% 11 21.6% 7 13.7% 33 64.7% 11-40 21.6% 69-33 67.6% 24-14 63.2% 01 93-48 66.0%
Against the Field46 66.7% 14 20.3% 9 13.0% 60-9 87.0% 9 17.3% 8 15.4% 35 67.3% 9-43 17.3% 92-68 57.5% 46-34 57.5% 01 69-52 57.0%
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
Kessy/Ross trail the series against the field 29-34 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1-11
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
4/12/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 18-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:52
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-19, 23-21 0:46
9/14/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 5 21-15, 21-18 0:36
8/26/07AVPBrooklyn Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 5 21-11, 21-12 0:39
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 5 21-16, 21-16 0:43
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 22 25-23, 21-17 0:42
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 3-9
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-17 0:43
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-15, 21-19 0:48
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-13, 21-13 0:45
9/15/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:03
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 14-21, 22-20 1:17
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
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 2-10
8/17/07AVPBoston Open Winner 3 Scott/Turner 4 Kessy/Ross 5 21-16, 21-17 0:41
8/10/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 Scott/Turner 4 21-16, 24-22 0:55
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 # 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 8-2
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-16, 21-16 0:44
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-16, 21-10 0:45
8/19/07AVPBoston Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 Kessy/Ross 5 23-21, 23-25, 15-11 1:12
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-13, 21-19 0:45
6/16/07AVPCharleston Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 6 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-12, 23-21 0:49
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Kessy/Ross 5 21-15, 21-16 0:49
5/25/07AVPLouisville Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-18, 21-16 0:50
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 1:04
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 6 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-17, 22-20 0:48
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 11 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6-2
4/12/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 16-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:10
9/14/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-16, 25-23 0:54
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Kessy/Ross 5 21-13, 21-16 0:45
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 Akers/McPeak 2-0
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 4 Akers/McPeak 7 21-15, 21-19 0:41
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 4 Akers/McPeak 6 21-13, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 8 Dodd/Minello 2-0
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 5 Dodd/Minello 8 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Dodd/Minello 7 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 14 Barnes/Williams 1-0
4/11/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Barnes/Williams 13 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 1:04
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Johnson/Zartman 1-0
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Johnson/Zartman 20, Q1 21-12, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Byrd/Chapek 1-0
8/24/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Byrd/Chapek 28, Q3 21-14, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Hall/Mills 1-0
7/6/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Hall/Mills 28, Q6 21-12, 21-8 0:31