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April 29 - May 2, 2010

(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

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 Santa Barbara Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Heather Lowe - 9th	Did not play
2002	Heather Lowe - 17th	Did not play
2004	Jennifer Meredith - 5th	Did not play
2005	Holly McPeak - 2nd	Did not play
2006	Nancy Reynolds - 13th	Keao Burdine - 41st
2008	April Ross - 2nd	Jennifer Kessy - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/19-24/2010	Brasilia Open	3	4th	420	US$11,200.00
AVP	4/16-18/2010	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	2	3rd	540	$9,500.00
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

AVP Santa Barbara Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 4/30/2010

Winner 1

Tarin Locascio / Traci Morin (31, Q12)

Won 21-9, 21-9

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	19	13	1	0.632	4	7	2	2
	1	7	5	0	0.714	1	3	2	1
	2	12	8	1	0.583	3	4	0	1
April Ross	Total	15	9	2	0.467	0	5	8	2
	1	10	7	1	0.600	0	3	2	2
	2	5	2	1	0.200	0	2	6	0

Fri, 4/30/2010

Winner 2

Janelle Allen / Keao Burdine (18)

Won 21-16, 21-18

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	20	9	3	0.300	1	8	3	2
	1	8	5	0	0.625	1	2	2	2
	2	12	4	3	0.083	0	6	1	0
April Ross	Total	39	23	7	0.410	1	12	2	0
	1	23	11	6	0.217	0	7	1	0
	2	16	12	1	0.688	1	5	1	0

Sat, 5/1/2010

Winner 3

Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy Swift (10)

Won 21-11, 21-12

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	17	9	1	0.471	0	9	3	3
	1	6	3	0	0.500	0	4	2	1
	2	11	6	1	0.455	0	5	1	2
April Ross	Total	18	15	2	0.722	2	9	4	1
	1	8	7	1	0.750	0	4	2	0
	2	10	8	1	0.700	2	5	2	1

Sat, 5/1/2010

Winner 4

Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs (3)

Lost 22-24, 16-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	31	11	8	0.097	1	10	0	4
	1	16	6	3	0.188	1	4	0	3
	2	15	5	5	0.000	0	6	0	1
April Ross	Total	25	16	4	0.480	1	11	0	3
	1	14	8	4	0.286	1	7	0	1
	2	11	8	0	0.727	0	4	0	2

Sun, 5/2/2010

Contender 6

Dianne DeNecochea / Brittany Hochevar (9)

Lost 19-21, 22-24

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	28	17	3	0.500	0	7	3	4
	1	13	8	2	0.462	0	3	2	1
	2	15	9	1	0.533	0	4	1	3
April Ross	Total	23	15	1	0.609	2	6	0	5
	1	12	7	0	0.583	1	3	0	4
	2	11	8	1	0.636	1	3	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	115	59	16	0.374	6	41	11	15
April Ross	120	78	16	0.517	6	43	14	11

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 53-8 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Scott/Youngs 0-1
5/1/10	AVP	AVP Santa Barbara Open	Winner 4	Scott/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	24-22, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Lima/Minello 5-0
4/17/10	AVP	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Lima/Minello	3	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:58
9/6/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Lima/Minello	4	21-17, 21-16	0:43
8/30/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Lima/Minello	4	21-12, 21-11	0:38
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Lima/Minello	7	21-15, 21-14	0:39
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean 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
9/5/09	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
Lead the series against # 6 Akers/Turner 9-1
4/18/10	AVP	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Semi-Finals	Akers/Turner	6	Kessy/Ross	2	23-21, 21-8	0:51
11/8/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	2	21-12, 21-17	0:37
11/1/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	3	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
9/13/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-13, 21-19	0:43
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 30-28	0:57
9/4/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	7	21-18, 21-19	0:45
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 21-17	0:39
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	6	17-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:51
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	4	21-15, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Fitzgerald/Niles 6-1
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Fitzgerald/Niles	31, Q25	21-17, 21-14	0:34
4/17/10	AVP	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	23-21, 21-13	0:58
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	1:04
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Fitzgerald/Niles	3	22-20, 21-15	0:48
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Fitzgerald/Niles	4	21-17, 21-13	0:46
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	Kessy/Ross	2	21-23, 22-20, 15-9	1:09
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	21-19, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Jameson/Jones 4-0
8/29/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Jameson/Jones	10	21-19, 21-17	0:40
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Jameson/Jones	12, Q2	21-18, 21-10	0:41
8/2/08	AVP	AVP Slam San Diego	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Jameson/Jones	8	21-11, 21-16	0:34
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	6	Jameson/Jones	20	21-15, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 DeNecochea/Hochevar 0-1
5/2/10	AVP	AVP Santa Barbara Open	Contender 6	DeNecochea/Hochevar	9	Kessy/Ross	2	21-19, 24-22	0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 6-0
5/1/10	AVP	AVP Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	10	21-11, 21-12	0:38
11/7/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	17	21-18, 21-14	0:40
6/28/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	25	21-14, 21-12	0:38
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	10	21-13, 21-14	0:43
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	10	23-21, 21-12	0:45
11/15/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	1	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	5	22-20, 22-20	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Barnes/Williams 3-0
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Barnes/Williams	12	18-21, 21-15, 15-11	1:07
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Barnes/Williams	14	21-18, 21-14	0:39
4/11/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Barnes/Williams	13	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	1:04
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 17 D'Amore/Snyder 1-0
8/28/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	D'Amore/Snyder	15	21-11, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Allen/Burdine 1-0
4/30/10	AVP	AVP Santa Barbara Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Allen/Burdine	18	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 1-0
4/17/10	AVP	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	2	Duffner-Hand/Welcher	31, Q11	21-16, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Locascio/Morin 1-0
4/30/10	AVP	AVP Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	2	Locascio/Morin	31, Q12	21-9, 21-9	0:34