AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Salt Lake City Open
August 15 - 18, 2013
(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: 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 Salt Lake City Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 5 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/22-26/2013 Long Beach Grand Slam 1 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 7 2nd 720 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 2 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/22-25/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 2 4th 560 US$12,900.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 4 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/24-28/2013 Fuzhou Open 4 5th 300 US$6,500.00
FIVB 10/23-28/2012 Bangsaen Open 2 1st 600 US$30,000.00
AVP 9/7-9/2012 AVP Championships 1 1st 4500 $47,500.00
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
AVP Salt Lake City Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/16/2013 Winner 1 Dianne DeNecochea / Ali McColloch (16, Q10) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal191610.7891510
 1141200.8570400
 25410.6001110
April RossTotal211330.4760832
 18520.3750412
 213810.5380420
Sat, 8/17/2013 Winner 2 Christal Engle / Tealle Hunkus (8) Lost 21-13, 14-21, 14-16 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal16940.3131402
 111810.6360301
 2403-0.7500001
 31101.0001100
April RossTotal422350.4291244
 17420.2860031
 2151010.6001101
 320920.3500112
Sat, 8/17/2013 Contender 2 Morgan Miller / Kaitlin Nielsen (11, Q3) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal231730.60901012
 111900.8180500
 212830.4170512
April RossTotal221630.5910713
 112920.5830401
 210710.6000312
Sat, 8/17/2013 Contender 3 Kristen Batt-Rohr / Raquel Ferreira (4) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal231220.4351410
 112710.5000300
 211510.3641110
April RossTotal201520.6500714
 19710.6670513
 211810.6360201
Sun, 8/18/2013 Contender 4 Whitney Pavlik / Kerri Walsh Jennings (2) Won 23-25, 21-17, 17-15 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal533370.4911902
 1261430.4230400
 213820.4621202
 3141120.6430300
April RossTotal311840.45211305
 110510.4000701
 213900.6921303
 38430.1250301
Sun, 8/18/2013 Semi-Finals Christal Engle / Tealle Hunkus (8) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal19940.2631622
 111520.2730421
 28420.2501201
April RossTotal281830.5360835
 113710.4620612
 2151120.6000223
Sun, 8/18/2013 Finals Lauren Fendrick / Brittany Hochevar (5) Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 1:11
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal14730.2862502
 15310.4001400
 23210.3331102
 36210.1670000
April RossTotal483190.4583815
 118980.0561202
 2181400.7780411
 312810.5832202
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer Kessy167103240.473743510
April Ross212134290.4955531328
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 %
2010AVP640101000000 $95,500.00 31488.6 %
2010P&R110000000000 $10,000.00 40100.0 %
2010FIVB1521223021110 $213,350.00 612570.9 %
2011NVL110000000000 $20,000.00 60100.0 %
2011Wide Open100100000000 $7,000.00 3175.0 %
2011Pro Beach210100000000 $22,500.00 9190.0 %
2011FIVB1413302310100 $231,000.00 672275.3 %
2011FIVB C&S101000000000 $1,100.00 6185.7 %
2012AVP220000000000 $67,500.00 100100.0 %
2012NVL110000000000 $7,500.00 50100.0 %
2012FIVB1011106010000 $138,200.00 431475.4 %
2013AVP110000000000 $15,000.00 6185.7 %
2013FIVB701011040000 $63,400.00 261072.2 %
TotalAVP4711121308300000 $729,250.00 1916076.1 %
TotalP&R110000000000 $10,000.00 40100.0 %
TotalNVL220000000000 $27,500.00 110100.0 %
TotalWide Open100100000000 $7,000.00 3175.0 %
TotalPro Beach210100000000 $22,500.00 9190.0 %
TotalFIVB78101294203121322 $1,204,850.00 33711574.6 %
TotalFIVB C&S101000000000 $1,100.00 6185.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jennifer Kessy  April Ross
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
6401010000 $47,750.00 2010AVP6401010000 $47,750.00
1100000000 $5,000.00 2010P&R1100000000 $5,000.00
15212233110 $106,675.00 2010FIVB15212233110 $106,675.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2011NVL1100000000 $10,000.00
1001000000 $3,500.00 2011Wide Open1001000000 $3,500.00
2101000000 $11,250.00 2011Pro Beach2101000000 $11,250.00
14133051100 $115,500.00 2011FIVB14133051100 $115,500.00
1010000000 $550.00 2011FIVB C&S1010000000 $550.00
2200000000 $33,750.00 2012AVP2200000000 $33,750.00
2100001000 $3,750.00 2012NVL2200000000 $3,750.00
10111061000 $69,100.00 2012FIVB10111061000 $69,100.00
1100000000 $7,500.00 2013AVP1100000000 $7,500.00
7010114000 $31,700.00 2013FIVB9010215000 $48,450.00
225283241557311669 $1,313,459.50 TotalTotal153262524536181045 $1,041,137.50
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%
2012-201325 83.3% 3 10.0% 2 6.7% 28-2 93.3% 4 57.1% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 4-3 57.1% 25-1 96.2% 7-4 63.6% 00 32-5 86.5%
Against the Field13 72.2% 3 16.7% 2 11.1% 16-2 88.9% 2 40.0% 2 40.0% 1 20.0% 2-3 40.0% 26-2 92.9% 10-8 55.6% 00 18-5 78.3%
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 10-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Pavlik/Walsh Jennings 1-0
8/18/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 1 Pavlik/Walsh Jennings 2 23-25, 21-17, 17-15 1:05
Lead the series against # 3 Fopma/Sweat 3-1
8/10/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Fopma/Sweat 16 Kessy/Ross 5 21-12, 21-13 0:32
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 7 Fopma/Sweat 24, Q3 21-15, 21-19 0:40
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Kessy/Ross 4 Fopma/Sweat 29, Q13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
9/1/12AVPAVP Cincinnati Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Fopma/Sweat 6 21-18, 21-12  
Lead the series against # 4 Batt-Rohr/Ferreira 1-0
8/17/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Batt-Rohr/Ferreira 4 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Fendrick/Hochevar 1-0
8/18/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Hochevar 5 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 1:11
Series tied with # 8 Engle/Hunkus 1-1
8/18/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Engle/Hunkus 8 21-15, 21-19 0:42
8/17/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Winner 2 Engle/Hunkus 8 Kessy/Ross 1 13-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # 9, Q1 Pazo/VanZwieten 1-0
9/7/12AVPAVP Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Pazo/VanZwieten 12 21-17, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 11, Q3 Miller/Nielsen 1-0
8/17/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Contender 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Miller/Nielsen 11, Q3 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 16, Q10 DeNecochea/McColloch 1-0
8/16/13AVPAVP Salt Lake City Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 DeNecochea/McColloch 16, Q10 21-16, 21-14 0:40