AVP Tour
$240,000 AVP Championships
September 7 - 9, 2012
(1) 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 Santa Barbara Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
2010 April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/30-9/2/2012 AVP Cincinnati Open 2 1st 3000 $20,000.00
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
AVP Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/7/2012 Pool A Olaya Pazo / Kendra VanZwieten (12) Won 21-17, 21-17  
Fri, 9/7/2012 Pool A Angie Akers / Brittany Hochevar (7) Won 21-16, 21-14  
Sat, 9/8/2012 Pool A Brooke Niles / Tyra Turner (6) Won 11-21, 21-12, 15-13  
Sat, 9/8/2012 Semi-Finals Jenny Kropp / Whitney Pavlik (4) Won 21-14, 21-12  
Sun, 9/9/2012 Finals Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh Jennings (2) Won 21-19, 21-16  
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 12-4 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 2-2
9/9/12AVPAVP Championships Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 2 21-19, 21-16  
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 # 3 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 # 4 Kropp/Pavlik 5-2
9/8/12AVPAVP Championships Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Kropp/Pavlik 4 21-14, 21-12  
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
Lead the series against # 6 Niles/Turner 1-0
9/8/12AVPAVP Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Niles/Turner 6 11-21, 21-12, 15-13  
Lead the series against # 7 Akers/Hochevar 1-0
9/7/12AVPAVP Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Hochevar 7 21-16, 21-14  
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Pazo/VanZwieten 1-0
9/7/12AVPAVP Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Pazo/VanZwieten 12 21-17, 21-17