AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light Cincinnati
August 29 - 31, 2008
(2) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross
 
Jennifer Kessy
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (47 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 (42 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
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 Mason Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Holly McPeak - 3rd Did not play
2006 Rachel Scott - 3rd Keao Burdine - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/1-3/2008 AVP Slam San Diego 1 3rd 390 $9,500.00
AVP 7/24-27/2008 AVP Slam Long Beach Open 4 2nd 468 $15,000.00
AVP 7/18-20/2008 AVP Slam Brooklyn 4 2nd 468 $15,000.00
AVP 7/10-13/2008 AVP Slam Chicago Open 4 3rd 390 $9,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 5 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 8 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 8 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 5 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 6 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 7 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 7 5th 360 US$8,500.00
AVP 5/8-10/2008 AVP Charleston 3 2nd 324 $15,000.00
AVP 5/1-3/2008 AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach 3 5th 216 $6,000.00
AVP 4/17-20/2008 AVP Gold Crown Dallas 4 3rd 270 $9,500.00
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 Shootout Cincinnati Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/29/2008 Winner 2 Ashley Ivy Swift / Heather Lowe (15) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal191140.3684100
 19430.1111000
 210710.6003100
April RossTotal191320.57921124
 112910.6671513
 27410.4291611
Fri, 8/29/2008 Winner 3 Angie Akers / Holly McPeak (7) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal11520.2730500
 15300.6000400
 26220.0000100
April RossTotal442820.59101133
 1231300.5650512
 2211520.6190621
Sat, 8/30/2008 Winner 4 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (3) Lost 23-21, 18-21, 16-18 1:17
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal381930.42111331
 1151020.5330410
 29400.4441311
 314510.2860610
April RossTotal281540.3934533
 18520.3752221
 210610.5002212
 310410.3000100
Sun, 8/31/2008 Contender 5 Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (8) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal211030.3331413
 111610.4550101
 210420.2001312
April RossTotal252100.84001032
 110900.9000721
 2151200.8000311
Sun, 8/31/2008 Semi-Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1) Lost 14-21, 21-23 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal341270.14721402
 120540.0500800
 214730.2862602
April RossTotal361660.27801424
 114520.2140612
 2221140.3180812
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer Kessy12357190.30983746
April Ross15293140.5206511316
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 53-51 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1-19
8/31/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-14, 23-21 0:50
7/27/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-14, 21-18 0:59
7/26/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 By Forfeit  
7/20/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-14, 21-15 1:01
7/19/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 24-22, 21-15 0:50
7/12/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-13 0:44
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 8 21-19, 21-17 0:40
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 7 21-16, 21-18 0:46
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 # 3 Branagh/Youngs 6-13
8/30/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 2 21-23, 21-18, 18-16 1:17
7/27/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-19, 22-24, 15-6 1:03
7/20/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 9-21, 21-13, 15-10 1:04
7/13/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-14 0:51
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 7 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 13-21, 15-10 0:56
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 7 21-10, 21-17 0:35
5/10/08AVPAVP Charleston Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 3 22-20, 21-15 0:54
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
Lead the series against # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6-3
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6 Kessy/Ross 3 12-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:13
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
Trail the series against # 5 Scott/Turner 5-13
8/3/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Semi-Finals Scott/Turner 5 Kessy/Ross 1 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 1:01
7/26/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Scott/Turner 5 17-21, 21-17, 22-20 1:15
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Scott/Turner 6 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 6 Scott/Turner 8 21-19, 17-21, 16-14 0:55
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Scott/Turner 2 21-17, 21-13 0:42
5/3/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Contender 5 Scott/Turner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 21-12, 21-19 0:52
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 # 6 DeNecochea/Fontana 11-2
7/20/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-19, 27-25 0:59
7/13/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-15, 21-14 0:42
5/10/08AVPAVP Charleston Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-17, 21-17 0:49
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 # 7 Akers/McPeak 4-0
8/29/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Akers/McPeak 7 21-17, 21-15 0:50
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/McPeak 6 21-17, 12-21, 15-11 1:03
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 5-0
8/31/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 2 Dodd/Minello 8 21-14, 21-18 0:47
7/27/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 4 Dodd/Minello 6 21-23, 21-13, 15-8 1:02
7/12/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Dodd/Minello 5 21-8, 9-21, 15-11 0:52
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 # 9 Kropp/Reynolds 1-0
5/3/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Kropp/Reynolds 10 21-11, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Jameson/Jones 2-0
8/2/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Jameson/Jones 8 21-11, 21-16 0:34
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 6 Jameson/Jones 20 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Brannon/Pavlik 2-0
7/18/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Brannon/Pavlik 13 21-18, 21-16 0:42
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Brannon/Pavlik 13 21-14, 21-11 0:41
Series tied with # 12 Lewis/Lima 1-1
8/18/07AVPBoston Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 5 Lewis/Lima 11 21-18, 21-14 0:48
6/15/07AVPCharleston Open Winner 2 Lewis/Lima 11 Kessy/Ross 6 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Barnes/Williams 3-0
7/19/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Barnes/Williams 12 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:07
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Barnes/Williams 14 21-18, 21-14 0:39
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 # 14 Fendrick/Roca 1-0
7/25/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Fendrick/Roca 13 21-11, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Ivy Swift/Lowe 1-0
8/29/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Ivy Swift/Lowe 15 21-18, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Burdine/Snyder 1-0
8/2/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Burdine/Snyder 16 21-16, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 Johnson/Zartman 2-0
5/8/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Johnson/Zartman 14 21-11, 21-19 0:42
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Johnson/Zartman 20, Q1 21-12, 21-12 0:33