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$80,000 Cincinnati Players Championship
September 3 - 5, 2010

(1) 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:

Tournaments:

259

Career Wins:

Career P&R Wins:

1 (Cincinnati 2010)

Career Winnings:

$1,427,959.50

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:

Tournaments:

265

Career Wins:

Career P&R Wins:

1 (Cincinnati 2010)

Career Winnings:

$2,011,862.50

Awards

Top Rookie 2007
Best Hitter 2009, 2011
Best Offensive Player 2009
Best Server 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017

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
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
Overall	133	24	26	25	4	28	6	12	1	3	2	1	1	US$2,008,200.00

Previous Cincinnati Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	4	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	4, Q1	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/9-14/2010	Kristiansand Open	5	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	5, Q1	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	6	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/19-25/2010	Marseille Open	4	5th	360	US$9,100.00
AVP	7/16-18/2010	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	1	1st	750	$20,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	2	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	9th	320	US$8,000.00
AVP	6/25-27/2010	AVP Belmar Open	1	1st	750	$20,000.00
AVP	6/18-20/2010	AVP Virginia Beach Open	2	1st	750	$20,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	2	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
AVP	6/3-6/2010	AVP Huntington Beach Open	2	1st	750	$20,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Seoul Open	2	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2010	Rome Grand Slam	2	1st	800	US$43,500.00
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	3	1st	600	US$30,000.00
AVP	4/29-5/2/2010	AVP Santa Barbara Open	2	5th	450	$6,000.00
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

Cincinnati Players Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/3/2010	Winner 1	Lisa Fitzgerald / Ashley Ivy Swift (8)	Won 15-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:50
Fri, 9/3/2010	Winner 2	Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (4)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:40
Sat, 9/4/2010	Semi-Finals	Angie Akers / Tyra Turner (3)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:43
Sun, 9/5/2010	Finals	Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (4)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$81,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	36	4	3	4	2	10	0	10	0	1	1	0	$588,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	14	19	17	2	15	6	2	1	2	1	0	$1,089,300.00
Manhattan Beach	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$92,000.00
Tour Championships	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$67,500.00
Total	124	21	24	22	4	27	6	12	1	3	2	0	$1,918,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jennifer Kessy												April Ross
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$46,075.00	World Championships	7	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$105,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals	5	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$46,000.00
53	4	3	4	2	12	14	7	5	0	$355,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	67	13	5	4	5	18	15	3	3	0	$694,950.00
156	15	25	35	3	38	20	13	3	0	$757,282.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	145	40	24	23	3	30	11	8	3	0	$859,512.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,750.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	Challenger
11	0	1	3	0	4	3	0	0	0	$66,660.00	Manhattan Beach	10	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$102,400.00
5	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$40,610.00	Tour Championships	9	6	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$95,450.00
											Gold Series	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00
											Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,050.00
234	23	30	43	5	56	39	22	8	0	$1,272,177.50	Total	251	65	34	34	9	54	31	13	6	0	$1,914,062.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2007	AVP	15	0	2	4	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	$132,550.00	50	27	64.9 %
2007	FIVB	8	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	$106,100.00	29	14	67.4 %
2008	AVP	12	0	5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$199,000.00	43	21	67.2 %
2008	FIVB	12	2	1	1	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	$174,600.00	53	17	75.7 %
2009	AVP	11	4	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$219,700.00	51	7	87.9 %
2009	FIVB	12	3	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	$278,200.00	58	13	81.7 %
2010	AVP	6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$95,500.00	31	4	88.6 %
2010	P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	4	0	100.0 %
2010	FIVB	13	2	1	1	2	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	$194,100.00	53	21	71.6 %
Total	AVP	44	8	12	13	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	$646,750.00	175	59	74.8 %
Total	P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	4	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	45	8	7	4	3	11	0	6	0	2	2	2	$753,000.00	193	65	74.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jennifer Kessy													April Ross
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	$2,157.00	2000	BVA
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$750.00	2000	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2000	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	$3,535.00	2001	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2001	BVA
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2001	FIVB C&S
6	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$3,680.00	2002	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	$6,900.00	2003	AVP
12	0	1	3	0	7	1	0	0	0	$32,912.50	2004	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
14	0	2	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	$80,650.00	2005	AVP
8	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	1	$30,875.00	2005	FIVB
16	0	4	5	0	6	1	0	0	0	$76,850.00	2006	AVP	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2	2	$6,287.50
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	$15,100.00	2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00
16	0	2	4	0	10	0	0	0	0	$73,525.00	2007	AVP	16	0	2	4	0	10	0	0	0	0	$76,025.00
8	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	$53,050.00	2007	FIVB	8	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	$53,050.00
13	1	5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	$125,250.00	2008	AVP	13	0	5	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	$104,750.00
12	2	1	1	1	5	1	1	0	0	$87,300.00	2008	FIVB	12	2	1	1	1	5	1	1	0	0	$87,300.00
12	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$133,550.00	2009	AVP	12	4	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	$110,350.00
12	3	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	$139,100.00	2009	FIVB	12	3	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	$139,100.00
6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$47,750.00	2010	AVP	6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$47,750.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2010	P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
13	2	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	0	$97,050.00	2010	FIVB	13	2	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	0	$97,050.00
182	20	26	34	4	45	23	15	6	9	$1,017,234.50	Total	Total	108	17	19	17	3	24	10	9	4	5	$728,162.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	3-0	100.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-0	100.0%
2009-2010	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	3-0	100.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-0	100.0%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	6-0	100.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-0	100.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	1	5	0	86	16	0	0	45	21	7	6	4	2	4	3	152	49
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	0	6	1	0	0	196	48	33	18	6	2	5	8	336	113
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	5
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Total	1	1	7	0	105	19	0	0	261	72	45	25	10	4	10	12	530	171

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 40-7 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Branagh/May-Treanor 6-0
6/27/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Branagh/May-Treanor	2	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	1:08
6/20/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/May-Treanor	1	21-15, 18-21, 15-12	1:28
6/6/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/May-Treanor	1	14-21, 21-12, 15-11	1:17
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/May-Treanor	5	21-16, 21-17	0:49
5/9/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	Branagh/May-Treanor	6	21-18, 21-11	0:39
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Branagh/May-Treanor	6	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Akers/Turner 14-2
9/4/10	P&R	Cincinnati Players Championship	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	3	21-19, 21-19	0:43
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	13	Kessy/Ross	4	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	Akers/Turner	13	21-19, 21-19	0:43
7/18/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	4	21-19, 21-17	0:50
6/20/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	5	21-15, 21-17	0:44
6/5/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	6	21-14, 21-13	0:37
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 # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 18-4
9/5/10	P&R	Cincinnati Players Championship	Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-18, 21-12	0:38
9/3/10	P&R	Cincinnati Players Championship	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-16, 21-16	0:40
7/18/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-10, 21-17	0:43
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 # 7 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 # 8 Fitzgerald/Ivy Swift 2-0
9/3/10	P&R	Cincinnati Players Championship	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	1	Fitzgerald/Ivy Swift	8	15-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:50
7/17/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Fitzgerald/Ivy Swift	8	21-14, 21-13	0:44