AVP Tour
$250,000 AVP Gold Series The Championships
August 30 - September 2, 2018
(3) Alix Klineman/April Ross
 
Alix Klineman
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 30, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 60
Career Wins: 19
Career AVP Wins: 12
Career Winnings: $373,237.50
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP1912320011000 $331,600.00
FIVB266231904001 US$353,000.00
NORCECA11000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall4619551915001 US$687,100.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Did not play Keao Burdine - 17th
2008 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 3rd
2009 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 2nd
2016 Did not play Kelly Reeves - 7th
2017 Lane Carico - 9th Lauren Fendrick - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/16-19/2018 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach 3 1st 1350 $24,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 5 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/4/2018 Vienna Major 6 5th 720 US$12,000.00
AVP 7/26-29/2018 AVP Hermosa Beach 3 2nd 640 $10,000.00
FIVB 7/9-15/2018 Gstaad Major 9 5th 720 US$12,000.00
AVP 7/5-8/2018 AVP San Francisco 2 3rd 540 $7,000.00
AVP 6/7-10/2018 AVP Gold Series NYC 3 3rd 756 $9,500.00
AVP 5/17-20/2018 AVP Austin 1 1st 750 $15,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 7 9th 340 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 13 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 12 25th 360 US$4,000.00
FIVB 1/2-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 13, Q2 1st 800 US$20,000.00
AVP Gold Series The Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/31/2018 Winner 2 Corinne Quiggle / Kimberly Smith (14) Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal251240.3203914
 17310.2861210
 22330.0001302
 316600.3751402
April RossTotal452650.46701434
 115730.2670621
 2141000.7140413
 316920.4380400
Fri, 8/31/2018 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Caitlin Ledoux (6) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal171110.5883143
 18410.3752121
 29700.7781022
April RossTotal191410.6840432
 18700.8750111
 211710.5450321
Sat, 9/1/2018 Winner 4 Brittany Howard / Kelly Reeves (10) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:49
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal16910.5003223
 15310.4001120
 211600.5452103
April RossTotal362150.44401014
 1181120.5000712
 2181030.3890302
Sun, 9/2/2018 Semi-Finals Kelly Cheng / Brittany Hochevar (2) Won 21-19, 22-20 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal191010.4740326
 113400.3080222
 26610.8330104
April RossTotal291820.5520522
 1191110.5260412
 210710.6000110
Sun, 9/2/2018 Finals Sara Hughes / Summer Ross (1) Won 25-23, 21-16 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal181310.6672202
 18600.7500100
 210710.6002102
April RossTotal332230.57601233
 1191410.6840721
 214820.4290512
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix Klineman955580.4951117918
April Ross162101160.5250451215
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games110000000000 $0.00
World Championships101000000000 $45,000.00
World Tour Finals200100010000 $58,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam510002010010 $76,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open27113317020000 $343,000.00
Manhattan Beach321000000000 $70,000.00
Tour Championships220000000000 $55,000.00
Gold Series100100000000 $9,500.00
Heritage Series/Pro Series200000110000 $8,100.00
Total44175519150010 $664,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Alix Klineman April Ross
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1100000000 $0.00 Olympic Games3111000000 $0.00
2010000001 $24,200.00 World Championships7120111000 $105,200.00
2001001000 $29,000.00 World Tour Finals5001022000 $46,000.00
6100021110 $38,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam67135451815330 $694,950.00
341144183200 $182,900.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open14540242333011830 $859,512.50
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2000001100 $1,750.00
7210010000 $37,400.00 Manhattan Beach10422010100 $102,400.00
3200001000 $29,187.50 Tour Championships9602010000 $95,450.00
1001000000 $4,750.00 Gold Series1001000000 $4,750.00
2000011000 $4,050.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series2000011000 $4,050.00
5817661127311 $349,487.50 Total251653434954311360 $1,914,062.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2018AVP631200000000 $90,500.00 26389.7 %
2018FIVB710004010010 $64,000.00 24972.7 %
TotalAVP631200000000 $90,500.00 26389.7 %
TotalFIVB710004010010 $64,000.00 24972.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Alix Klineman  April Ross
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2005AVP          
2000000002 $0.00 2006AVP13000003622 $6,287.50
           2006FIVB2000000101 $1,500.00
           2007AVP160240100000 $76,025.00
           2007FIVB8110022002 $53,050.00
           2008AVP13056020000 $104,750.00
           2008FIVB12211151100 $87,300.00
           2009AVP12452001000 $110,350.00
           2009FIVB12342011010 $139,100.00
           2010AVP6401010000 $47,750.00
           2010P&R1100000000 $5,000.00
           2010FIVB15212233110 $106,675.00
           2011NVL1100000000 $10,000.00
           2011Wide Open1001000000 $3,500.00
           2011Pro Beach2101000000 $11,250.00
           2011FIVB14133051100 $115,500.00
           2011FIVB C&S1010000000 $550.00
           2012AVP2200000000 $33,750.00
           2012NVL2200000000 $3,750.00
           2012FIVB10111061000 $69,100.00
           2013AVP7313000000 $40,000.00
           2013FIVB12210216000 $83,450.00
           2014AVP7700000000 $54,000.00
           2014FIVB10400033000 $141,000.00
           2015AVP5400010000 $40,100.00
           2015FIVB10011222110 $74,000.00
1000000001 $0.00 2016AVP4300010000 $24,700.00
           2016FIVB11522110000 $141,500.00
8011022200 $15,487.50 2017AVP5203000000 $29,250.00
           2017FIVB6010013100 $42,000.00
           2017Other1010000000 $15,000.00
6312000000 $45,250.00 2018AVP7322000000 $50,250.00
7100041010 $32,000.00 2018FIVB8100041110 $32,750.00
25423063214 $92,737.50 TotalTotal236593335849281365 $1,753,187.50
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
Overall58 81.7% 10 14.1% 3 4.2% 68-3 95.8% 12 66.7% 2 11.1% 4 22.2% 12-6 66.7% 58-4 93.5% 22-5 81.5% 10 81-9 90.0%
2017-201821 77.8% 4 14.8% 2 7.4% 25-2 92.6% 4 80.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 4-1 80.0% 21-1 95.5% 8-2 80.0% 10 30-3 90.9%
Against the Field19 79.2% 4 16.7% 1 4.2% 23-1 95.8% 5 83.3% 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 5-1 83.3% 38-0 100.0% 18-2 90.0% 10 29-1 96.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030002010001070
World Championships000021003010000162
World Tour Finals000042001101100064
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000640063100010147
Challenge/Four Star/Open202027600589144214111624
Manhattan Beach00000000110300000161
Tour Championships0000000060200000100
Gold Series000000003001000031
Heritage Series/Pro Series000000001200000054
Total20204213009115226316218343
Head to Head Results
Klineman/Ross lead the series against the field 19-2 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Hughes/Ross 2-2
9/2/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Finals Klineman/Ross 3 Hughes/Ross 1 25-23, 21-16 0:54
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 9 Klineman/Ross 5 21-18, 21-19 0:34
7/29/18AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Finals Hughes/Ross 1 Klineman/Ross 3 19-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:28
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 9 Hughes/Ross 10 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 2 Cheng/Hochevar 4-0
9/2/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 3 Cheng/Hochevar 2 21-19, 22-20 0:46
8/19/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Finals Klineman/Ross 3 Cheng/Hochevar 1 27-25, 17-21, 17-15 1:25
7/28/18AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Winner 4 Klineman/Ross 3 Cheng/Hochevar 2 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:06
6/9/18AVPAVP Gold Series NYC Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 3 Cheng/Hochevar 2 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Capers/Flint 2-0
8/18/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Winner 4 Klineman/Ross 3 Capers/Flint 2 21-11, 21-16 0:43
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 7 Capers/Flint 26 21-13, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # 5 Kolinske/Stockman 3-0
8/19/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 3 Kolinske/Stockman 5 21-18, 21-16 0:40
7/7/18AVPAVP San Francisco Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 2 Kolinske/Stockman 3 By Forfeit  
6/8/18AVPAVP Gold Series NYC Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 3 Kolinske/Stockman 6 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 6 Branagh/Ledoux 1-0
8/31/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 3 Branagh/Ledoux 6 21-14, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Cook/Spieler 1-0
7/6/18AVPAVP San Francisco Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 2 Cook/Spieler 7 21-15, 21-10 0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Howard/Reeves 1-0
9/1/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Winner 4 Klineman/Ross 3 Howard/Reeves 10 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Allen/Schuh 1-0
8/17/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 3 Allen/Schuh 11 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Quiggle/Smith 1-0
8/31/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 3 Quiggle/Smith 14 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 15 Dykstra/Shaw 1-0
6/8/18AVPAVP Gold Series NYC Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 3 Dykstra/Shaw 14, Q3 21-19, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 House/Shaw 1-0
7/6/18AVPAVP San Francisco Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 2 House/Shaw 15, Q8 21-12, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 24, Q10 Rowland/Van Gunst 1-0
8/17/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 3 Rowland/Van Gunst 30 21-16, 21-13 0:38