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$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour World Challenge – USA vs. Brazil presented by Sanderson Ford
September 25 - 27, 2009

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

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 Glendale Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	April Ross - 7th	Jennifer Kessy - 7th
2008	Various - 1st	Various - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/8-13/2009	Barcelona Open	3	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
AVP	9/4-6/2009	Tournament of Champions	2	1st	750	$20,000.00
AVP	8/27-30/2009	Chicago Open	2	2nd	640	$26,500.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2009	The Hague Open	3	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	2	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
AVP	8/14-16/2009	San Francisco Open	2	1st	750	$24,000.00
AVP	8/6-8/2009	Hermosa Beach Open	2	2nd	640	$25,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	2	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	3	1st	800	US$43,000.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	2	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	1	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	1	1st	1000	US$60,000.00
AVP	6/18-21/2009	Ocean City Open	2	1st	750	$24,000.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2009	Seoul Open	1	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
AVP	5/21-24/2009	Huntington Beach Open	2	2nd	640	$18,000.00
AVP	5/15-17/2009	Houston Open	2	1st	750	$24,000.00
AVP	5/1-3/2009	San Diego Open	2	3rd	540	$10,200.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2009	Brasilia Open	1	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
AVP	4/16-19/2009	Riverside Open	2	2nd	640	$18,000.00
AVP	3/27-29/2009	Panama City Beach Open	2	2nd	640	$18,000.00
FIVB	11/12-16/2008	Sanya Open	1	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	2	1st	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	10/5-11/2008	Dubai Open	3	2nd	540	US$19,500.00

AVP World Challenge Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/25/2009

Pool A

Shaylyn Bede / Ana Paula Connelly

Won 20-22, 21-14, 19-17

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	31	16	5	0.355	0	11	3	3
	1	10	5	2	0.300	0	2	2	1
	2	8	6	1	0.625	0	3	0	2
	3	13	5	2	0.231	0	6	1	0
April Ross	Total	34	20	6	0.412	3	7	2	3
	1	11	6	1	0.455	1	4	0	1
	2	9	6	2	0.444	1	1	1	1
	3	14	8	3	0.357	1	2	1	1

Fri, 9/25/2009

Pool A

Angela Lavalle / Vanilda Leao

Won 23-21, 23-21

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	29	20	5	0.517	0	6	2	4
	1	15	9	3	0.400	0	4	0	2
	2	14	11	2	0.643	0	2	2	2
April Ross	Total	25	12	3	0.360	1	8	4	4
	1	14	6	3	0.214	1	6	2	1
	2	11	6	0	0.545	0	2	2	3

Sat, 9/26/2009

Pool A

Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini

Lost 17-21, 17-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	17	12	1	0.647	2	1	0	1
	1	15	11	1	0.667	0	1	0	0
	2	2	1	0	0.500	2	0	0	1
April Ross	Total	25	14	2	0.480	0	4	1	4
	1	9	5	0	0.556	0	2	1	2
	2	16	9	2	0.438	0	2	0	2

Sat, 9/26/2009

Pool A

Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes

Won 21-16, 27-25

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	19	11	1	0.526	1	8	0	2
	1	6	3	1	0.333	0	2	0	2
	2	13	8	0	0.615	1	6	0	0
April Ross	Total	27	15	5	0.370	6	4	5	3
	1	11	7	3	0.364	3	0	4	1
	2	16	8	2	0.375	3	4	1	2

Sun, 9/27/2009

Bronze Medal

Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes

Won 21-18, 21-15

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	12	8	0	0.667	1	6	0	0
	1	6	4	0	0.667	1	3	0	0
	2	6	4	0	0.667	0	3	0	0
April Ross	Total	37	20	3	0.459	4	9	2	4
	1	20	12	1	0.550	1	5	0	4
	2	17	8	2	0.353	3	4	2	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	108	67	12	0.509	4	32	5	10
April Ross	148	81	19	0.419	14	32	14	18
Total	256	148	31	0.457	18	64	19	28
Opponents	255	142	39	0.404	9	71	10	19

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross trail the series against the field 38-58 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Antonelli/Antunes 4-3
9/27/09	AVP	AVP World Challenge	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross		Antonelli/Antunes		21-18, 21-15	0:43
9/26/09	AVP	AVP World Challenge	Pool A	Kessy/Ross		Antonelli/Antunes		21-16, 27-25	0:52
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Kessy/Ross	3	21-17, 21-8	0:35
8/22/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-16, 21-18	0:42
7/25/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	21-16, 21-13	0:38
5/31/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Gold Medal	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Kessy/Ross	1	22-20, 21-16	0:45
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Kessy/Ross	1	22-20, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against Bede/Connelly 1-0
9/25/09	AVP	AVP World Challenge	Pool A	Kessy/Ross		Bede/Connelly		20-22, 21-14, 19-17	1:08
Trail the series against Branagh/Youngs 11-21
9/6/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	22-20, 21-18	0:53
8/30/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-14, 13-21, 15-11	1:10
8/16/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:20
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	19-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:34
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	4	Kessy/Ross	2	22-20, 21-17	0:51
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-12, 21-15	0:57
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-19, 21-17	0:54
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:15
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-18, 21-14	0:51
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:55
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 19-21, 16-14	1:21
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 Davis/Johnson Jordan 15-4
9/5/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	22-20, 21-15	0:48
8/29/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-16, 25-23	0:51
8/16/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-15, 21-19	0:47
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:09
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-14, 21-14	0:45
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-19, 24-22	1:03
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-8, 21-16	0:41
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-12, 21-18	0:39
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-19, 19-21, 21-19	1:17
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
Trail the series against Felisberta/Maestrini 3-9
9/26/09	AVP	AVP World Challenge	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini		Kessy/Ross		21-17, 21-17	0:41
9/12/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	3	21-18, 25-23	0:51
8/22/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-15, 28-26	0:46
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Kessy/Ross	1	19-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:17
7/4/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	1	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	30-28, 23-21	0:58
4/25/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Kessy/Ross	1	21-18, 21-18	0:44
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:54
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kessy/Ross	8	21-11, 21-19	0:41
5/24/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:58
5/17/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	7	21-18, 26-24	0:48
9/1/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	4	23-21, 21-17	0:48
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-17, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against Lavalle/Leao 1-0
9/25/09	AVP	AVP World Challenge	Pool A	Kessy/Ross		Lavalle/Leao		23-21, 23-21	0:51
Trail the series against May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3-21
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-16	0:55
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	24-22, 15-21, 15-11	1:04
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