AVP Tour
$175,000 AVP Cincinnati Open
August 30 - September 2, 2012
(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 
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 Cincinnati Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 2010 April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st
Wide Open 2011 April Ross - 3rd Jennifer Kessy - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/13-18/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 1 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/28-8/8/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 4 2nd 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/12-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 4 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$13,200.00
NVL 5/17-19/2012 NVL Preakness 1 1st 800 $7,500.00
FIVB 5/7-12/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 4/30-5/5/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 5 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open 2 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
Pro Beach 9/23-25/2011 Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open 1 1st 720 $15,000.00
Pro Beach 9/16-18/2011 Miami Beach Pro 1 3rd 576 $7,500.00
NVL 9/10-11/2011 NVL Miami Beach 1 1st 1500 $20,000.00
Wide Open 9/1-4/2011 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball 1 3rd 0 $7,000.00
AVP Cincinnati Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/31/2012 Winner 2 Jess Clausen / Jennifer Snyder (15) Won 21-17, 21-10  
Sat, 9/1/2012 Winner 3 Priscilla Lima / Morgan Miller (10) Won 21-16, 21-18  
Sat, 9/1/2012 Winner 4 Jennifer Fopma / Brooke Sweat (6) Won 21-18, 21-12  
Sun, 9/2/2012 Semi-Finals Jenny Kropp / Whitney Pavlik (1) Won 21-12, 21-16  
Sun, 9/2/2012 Finals Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh Jennings (4) Won 21-11, 21-18  
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 29-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Kropp/Pavlik 4-2
9/2/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Kropp/Pavlik 1 21-12, 21-16  
5/18/12NVLNVL Preakness Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Kropp/Pavlik 2 21-13, 21-16 0:44
9/25/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Kropp/Pavlik 4 21-12, 21-16 0:50
9/25/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 1 Kropp/Pavlik 4 21-19, 21-16 0:49
9/18/11Pro BeachMiami Beach Pro Semi-Finals Kropp/Pavlik 4 Kessy/Ross 1 21-19, 11-21, 15-12 1:05
9/4/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Semi-Finals Kropp/Pavlik 4 Kessy/Ross 1 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 1-2
9/2/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 4 21-11, 21-18  
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 3 Kessy/Ross 6 12-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:55
10/11/08FIVBDubai Open Gold Medal Branagh/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 3 21-18, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Fopma/Sweat 1-0
9/1/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Fopma/Sweat 6 21-18, 21-12  
Lead the series against # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan 18-4
9/5/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-18, 21-12 0:38
9/3/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-16, 21-16 0:40
7/18/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 21-10, 21-17 0:43
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 # 10 Lima/Miller 1-0
9/1/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Lima/Miller 10 21-16, 21-18  
Lead the series against # 11 Capers/McGuire 1-0
9/2/11Wide OpenU.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Capers/McGuire 8 21-13, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 15 Clausen/Snyder 1-0
8/31/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Clausen/Snyder 15 21-17, 21-10  
Lead the series against # 18 Coverdale/Hayes 1-0
9/24/11Pro BeachPro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Coverdale/Hayes 32, Q11 21-19, 21-13 0:40