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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour San Francisco presented by Fuze Beverage Part of the AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light
September 12 - 14, 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:

Tournaments:

264

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

271

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,045,362.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	CQ	Money
AVP	51	12	13	15	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	$769,750.00
FIVB	78	10	12	9	4	20	3	12	1	3	2	1	1	US$1,204,850.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,100.00
NVL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$27,500.00
P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
Pro Beach	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Overall	136	26	26	26	4	28	6	12	1	3	2	1	1	US$2,042,700.00

Previous San Francisco Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	April Ross - 5th	Jennifer Kessy - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	9/6-7/2008	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	3	2nd	324	$15,000.00
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	2	3rd	390	$9,500.00
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

AVP Shootout San Francisco Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/12/2008

Winner 2

Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (7)

Won 21-19, 26-24

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	29	15	0	0.517	1	5	1	2
	1	10	3	0	0.300	0	1	0	1
	2	19	12	0	0.632	1	4	1	1
April Ross	Total	34	16	4	0.353	1	12	4	6
	1	21	11	2	0.429	1	7	2	2
	2	13	5	2	0.231	0	5	2	4

Sat, 9/13/2008

Winner 3

Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (3)

Lost 11-21, 19-21

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	22	11	3	0.364	0	2	2	0
	1	14	6	2	0.286	0	1	0	0
	2	8	5	1	0.500	0	1	2	0
April Ross	Total	15	9	5	0.267	1	3	0	3
	1	5	2	2	0.000	1	2	0	1
	2	10	7	3	0.400	0	1	0	2

Sat, 9/13/2008

Contender 3

Angie Akers / Holly McPeak (5)

Won 21-11, 21-14

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	20	12	1	0.550	3	9	1	2
	1	12	8	1	0.583	2	5	0	1
	2	8	4	0	0.500	1	4	1	1
April Ross	Total	20	12	1	0.550	1	5	2	2
	1	10	5	0	0.500	0	2	2	2
	2	10	7	1	0.600	1	3	0	0

Sun, 9/14/2008

Semi-Finals

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Lost 12-21, 21-17, 14-16

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	49	21	10	0.224	3	14	0	0
	1	18	2	6	-0.222	1	7	0	0
	2	15	10	2	0.533	2	4	0	0
	3	16	9	2	0.438	0	3	0	0
April Ross	Total	31	12	7	0.161	2	13	3	6
	1	12	5	2	0.250	0	5	0	1
	2	12	4	2	0.167	1	5	3	4
	3	7	3	3	0.000	1	3	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	120	59	14	0.375	7	30	4	4
April Ross	100	49	17	0.320	5	33	9	17

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross trail the series against the field 47-54 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2-20
9/14/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-12, 17-21, 16-14	0:57
9/7/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-18, 15-21, 20-18	0:59
8/31/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-14, 23-21	0:50
7/27/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	21-14, 21-18	0:59
7/26/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	By Forfeit
7/20/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	21-14, 21-15	1:01
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	24-22, 21-15	0:50
7/12/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-13	0:44
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	8	21-19, 21-17	0:40
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	7	21-16, 21-18	0:46
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
4/12/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	18-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:52
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	21-19, 23-21	0:46
9/14/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	5	21-15, 21-18	0:36
8/26/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	5	21-11, 21-12	0:39
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	5	21-16, 21-16	0:43
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	22	25-23, 21-17	0:42
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	16, Q8	21-14, 22-20	0:39
6/9/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	21-19, 21-17	0:48
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	5	21-10, 21-17	0:40
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	5	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-23, 24-22, 15-10	1:07
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	8	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Branagh/Youngs 6-15
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	21-11, 21-19	0:46
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	3	23-21, 21-19	0:50
8/30/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	21-23, 21-18, 18-16	1:17
7/27/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-19, 22-24, 15-6	1:03
7/20/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	3	9-21, 21-13, 15-10	1:04
7/13/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-14	0:51
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	7	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 13-21, 15-10	0:56
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	7	21-10, 21-17	0:35
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	3	22-20, 21-15	0:54
4/20/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-17	0:43
4/13/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	4	21-15, 21-19	0:48
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-13, 21-13	0:45
9/15/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:03
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 14-21, 22-20	1:17
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Kessy/Ross	16	15-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:59
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	21-19, 18-21, 16-14	1:41
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Branagh/Youngs	11	22-20, 21-18	0:49
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	6	17-21, 22-20, 15-9	1:07
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	6	21-14, 21-16	0:43
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	11	21-19, 21-15	0:56
4/15/07	AVP	Miami 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 6-4
9/7/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Finals	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Kessy/Ross	3	21-16, 24-22	0:56
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	6	Kessy/Ross	3	12-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:13
4/12/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	16-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:10
9/14/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	5	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-16, 25-23	0:54
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Kessy/Ross	5	21-13, 21-16	0:45
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	6	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-19, 21-19	0:48
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	5	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-14, 21-13	0:44
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Contender 4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	8	Kessy/Ross	5	23-21, 21-18	0:48
4/21/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	8	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	14-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:10
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	11	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	20-22, 21-18, 15-10	1:07
Lead the series against # 5 Akers/McPeak 6-0
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/McPeak	5	21-11, 21-14	0:38
9/7/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/McPeak	5	28-26, 21-18	0:58
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/McPeak	7	21-17, 21-15	0:50
5/9/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/McPeak	6	21-17, 12-21, 15-11	1:03
4/20/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	4	Akers/McPeak	7	21-15, 21-19	0:41
4/13/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	4	Akers/McPeak	6	21-13, 21-19	0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Scott/Turner 6-13
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Scott/Turner	6	21-16, 20-22, 16-14	1:06
8/3/08	AVP	AVP Slam San Diego	Semi-Finals	Scott/Turner	5	Kessy/Ross	1	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	1:01
7/26/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Scott/Turner	5	17-21, 21-17, 22-20	1:15
6/6/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 6	Scott/Turner	6	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 21-16	0:42
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	6	Scott/Turner	8	21-19, 17-21, 16-14	0:55
5/9/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Scott/Turner	2	21-17, 21-13	0:42
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 5	Scott/Turner	4	Kessy/Ross	3	21-12, 21-19	0:52
8/17/07	AVP	Boston Open	Winner 3	Scott/Turner	4	Kessy/Ross	5	21-16, 21-17	0:41
8/10/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	Scott/Turner	4	21-16, 24-22	0:55
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	6	22-20, 21-12	0:47
7/20/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Winner 3	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	6	21-17, 21-15	0:42
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	5	Scott/Turner	1	21-16, 21-15	0:43
6/17/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Contender 5	Scott/Turner	2	Kessy/Ross	6	21-14, 14-21, 15-13	1:05
6/10/07	AVP	Atlanta Open	Contender 5	Scott/Turner	2	Kessy/Ross	4	21-15, 21-19	0:47
5/27/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 5	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 21-19	0:51
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 16-21, 18-16	1:05
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 3	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	6	23-21, 22-20	0:52
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	6	9-21, 26-24, 15-11	0:59
4/21/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Contender 4	Scott/Turner	5	Kessy/Ross	8	21-18, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 7 DeNecochea/Fontana 12-2
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	21-19, 26-24	0:56
7/20/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	4	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	21-19, 27-25	0:59
7/13/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	4	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	21-15, 21-14	0:42
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	21-17, 21-17	0:49
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	21-16, 21-16	0:44
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	21-16, 21-10	0:45
8/19/07	AVP	Boston Open	Contender 5	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Kessy/Ross	5	23-21, 23-25, 15-11	1:12
7/7/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-13, 21-19	0:45
6/16/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	6	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-12, 23-21	0:49
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Kessy/Ross	5	21-15, 21-16	0:49
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-18, 21-16	0:50
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-19, 13-21, 15-11	1:04
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	6	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-17, 22-20	0:48
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	11	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	21-14, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 8 Dodd/Minello 5-0
8/31/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	2	Dodd/Minello	8	21-14, 21-18	0:47
7/27/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	4	Dodd/Minello	6	21-23, 21-13, 15-8	1:02
7/12/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Dodd/Minello	5	21-8, 9-21, 15-11	0:52
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	5	Dodd/Minello	8	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington 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
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Kropp/Reynolds	10	21-11, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Fendrick/Roca 1-0
7/25/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Fendrick/Roca	13	21-11, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Fopma/Hochevar 1-0
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	3	Fopma/Hochevar	14	21-18, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Ivy Swift/Lowe 1-0
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Ivy Swift/Lowe	15	21-18, 21-12	0:41