AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP NIVEA Tour Gatorade Fort Lauderdale Open
April 16 - 18, 2010
(2) 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 Fort Lauderdale Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Barbra Fontana - 9th Did not play
2005 Holly McPeak - 3rd Did not play
2006 Nancy Reynolds - 2nd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 1 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 1 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
AVP 9/25-27/2009 AVP World Challenge 3rd 0 $12,000.00
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 $18,000.00
AVP Fort Lauderdale Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 4/17/2010 Winner 1 Gretchen Duffner-Hand / Carol Welcher (31, Q11) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal221530.5451243
 113920.5381223
 29610.5560020
April RossTotal221620.63601053
 17500.7140332
 2151120.6000721
Sat, 4/17/2010 Winner 2 Chara Harris / Megan Wallin-Brockway (18) Won 21-9, 21-16 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal171220.5880525
 18500.6250223
 29720.5560302
April RossTotal221500.6823724
 19700.7781422
 213800.6152302
Sat, 4/17/2010 Winner 3 Lisa Fitzgerald / Brooke Niles (7) Won 23-21, 21-13 0:58
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal251530.4804925
 1171120.5290412
 28410.3754513
April RossTotal231240.3482911
 112620.3331601
 211620.3641310
Sat, 4/17/2010 Winner 4 Priscilla Lima / Tatiana Minello (3) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:58
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal251330.40001007
 17310.2860403
 28410.3750403
 310610.5000201
April RossTotal412240.4390904
 115830.3330301
 215710.4000302
 311700.6360301
Sun, 4/18/2010 Semi-Finals Angie Akers / Tyra Turner (6) Lost 21-23, 8-21 0:51
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal231240.3480702
 114910.5710701
 29330.0000001
April RossTotal271050.1852905
 116720.3131603
 211330.0001302
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer Kessy11267150.464533822
April Ross13575150.444744817
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2008AVP1205601000000 $199,000.00 432167.2 %
2008FIVB1221115010100 $174,600.00 531775.7 %
2009AVP1145200000000 $219,700.00 51787.9 %
2009FIVB1234201010010 $278,200.00 581381.7 %
2010AVP100100000000 $9,500.00 4180.0 %
TotalAVP394121307300000 $560,750.00 1485672.5 %
TotalFIVB3266318040112 $558,900.00 1404476.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jennifer Kessy  April Ross
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
13156010000 $125,250.00 2008AVP13056020000 $104,750.00
12211151100 $87,300.00 2008FIVB12211151100 $87,300.00
12552000000 $133,550.00 2009AVP12452001000 $110,350.00
12342011010 $139,100.00 2009FIVB12342011010 $139,100.00
1001000000 $4,750.00 2010AVP1001000000 $4,750.00
163132533241211459 $872,184.50 TotalTotal891018161208835 $583,112.50
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%
2009-201067 84.8% 9 11.4% 3 3.8% 76-3 96.2% 6 42.9% 1 7.1% 7 50.0% 6-8 42.9% 67-7 90.5% 15-4 78.9% 00 82-11 88.2%
Against the Field42 84.0% 6 12.0% 2 4.0% 48-2 96.0% 5 41.7% 0 0.0% 7 58.3% 5-7 41.7% 84-14 85.7% 22-4 84.6% 00 53-9 85.5%
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 lead the series against the field 46-6 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Lima/Minello 5-0
4/17/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Lima/Minello 3 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:58
9/6/09AVPTournament of Champions Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Lima/Minello 4 21-17, 21-16 0:43
8/30/09AVPChicago Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Lima/Minello 4 21-12, 21-11 0:38
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Lima/Minello 7 21-15, 21-14 0:39
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Lima/Minello 7 21-13, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 15-4
9/5/09AVPTournament of Champions Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 22-20, 21-15 0:48
8/29/09AVPChicago Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-16, 25-23 0:51
8/16/09AVPSan Francisco Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 21-15, 21-19 0:47
8/8/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:09
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-14, 21-14 0:45
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-19, 24-22 1:03
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-8, 21-16 0:41
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-12, 21-18 0:39
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-19, 19-21, 21-19 1:17
9/7/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Finals Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Kessy/Ross 3 21-16, 24-22 0:56
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
Lead the series against # 6 Akers/Turner 9-1
4/18/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Semi-Finals Akers/Turner 6 Kessy/Ross 2 23-21, 21-8 0:51
11/8/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 2 21-12, 21-17 0:37
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 3 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
9/13/09FIVBBarcelona Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-13, 21-19 0:43
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-17, 30-28 0:57
9/4/09AVPTournament of Champions Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Akers/Turner 7 21-18, 21-19 0:45
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 2 Akers/Turner 6 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 6 17-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:51
4/19/09AVPRiverside Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Akers/Turner 4 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Fitzgerald/Niles 5-1
4/17/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 7 23-21, 21-13 0:58
8/15/09AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 7 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 1:04
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 3 22-20, 21-15 0:48
5/24/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 4 21-17, 21-13 0:46
5/3/09AVPSan Diego Open Semi-Finals Fitzgerald/Niles 7 Kessy/Ross 2 21-23, 22-20, 15-9 1:09
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 7 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 9 Jameson/Jones 4-0
8/29/09AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Jameson/Jones 10 21-19, 21-17 0:40
9/19/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Jameson/Jones 12, Q2 21-18, 21-10 0:41
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 # 10 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 5-0
11/7/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 17 21-18, 21-14 0:40
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 25 21-14, 21-12 0:38
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 10 21-13, 21-14 0:43
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 10 23-21, 21-12 0:45
11/15/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 5 22-20, 22-20 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 D'Amore/Snyder 1-0
8/28/09AVPChicago Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 D'Amore/Snyder 15 21-11, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Harris/Wallin-Brockway 1-0
4/17/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Harris/Wallin-Brockway 18 21-9, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 1-0
4/17/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 31, Q11 21-16, 21-13 0:40