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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016

(19) Emily Capers/Jennifer Kessy, United States

Emily Day Capers
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 9, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Torrance, CA

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

71 kg (156 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$227,174.60

Jennifer Kessy
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Height:

180 cm (6'0")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

127

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$722,750.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	22	0	0	1	0	1	1	8	0	8	3	US$127,300.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	16	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/20-24/2015	Antalya Open	6	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	7	7th	0	US$7,500.00
FIVB	9/23-27/2015	Xiamen Open	5	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	18	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	22	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	21	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	19	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	23	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	21	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	16	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	22	5th	480	US$17,000.00

Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/9/2016	Pool C	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (14)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:40
Wed, 3/9/2016	Pool C	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (3)	Lost 10-21, 12-21	0:33
Thu, 3/10/2016	Pool C	Mariafe Artacho / Nicole Laird, Australia (30, Q9)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Capers/Kessy trail the series against the field 20-24 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-4
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool A	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	Capers/Kessy	16	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:54
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	Capers/Kessy	18	21-15, 21-17	0:33
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool A	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	Capers/Kessy	17	21-16, 21-19	0:40
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool F	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	Capers/Kessy	19	22-20, 21-10	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Capers/Kessy	7	21-13, 21-18	0:34
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Capers/Kessy	18	21-13, 21-13	0:33
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Capers/Kessy	16	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-3
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool C	Bansley/Pavan	3	Capers/Kessy	19	21-10, 21-12	0:33
9/29/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Bansley/Pavan	3	Capers/Kessy	7	21-13, 15-21, 16-14	0:51
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Bansley/Pavan	6	Capers/Kessy	22	21-9, 21-12	0:31
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Capers/Kessy	16	Bansley/Pavan	17	12-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-3
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Capers/Kessy	22	21-17, 21-11	0:34
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Capers/Kessy	21	21-16, 17-21, 15-9	0:47
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Capers/Kessy	23	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	24-22, 16-21, 15-13	1:14
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Capers/Kessy	21	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-2
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Capers/Kessy	7	16-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:58
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Capers/Kessy	21	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:51
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Capers/Kessy	22	21-14, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Capers/Kessy	22	Borger/Buthe	11	21-17, 23-21	0:44
Series tied with # 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool A	Capers/Kessy	17	Brzostek/Wojtasik	16	19-21, 23-21, 15-7	1:01
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27	Capers/Kessy	16	23-21, 27-25	0:47
Series tied with # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool C	Capers/Kessy	19	Holtwick/Semmler	14	21-18, 21-19	0:40
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Capers/Kessy	17	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # 16 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-1
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Bronze Medal	Capers/Kessy	6	Gallay/Klug	3	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	1:02
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Gallay/Klug	9	Capers/Kessy	5	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Capers/Kessy	22	Broder/May	23, Q2	21-16, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool A	Capers/Kessy	16	Forrer/Verge-Depre	17	21-12, 21-13	0:34
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	29, Q6	Capers/Kessy	23	21-17, 16-21, 17-15	0:54
Lead the series against # 21 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 1-0
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Capers/Kessy	23	Matauatu/Pata	26	21-16, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 22 Wang/Yue, China 0-2
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Wang/Yue	15	Capers/Kessy	18	29-27, 19-21, 15-11	0:59
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Wang/Yue	12	Capers/Kessy	19	21-19, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Capers/Kessy	6	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:53
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Capers/Kessy	21	Birlova/Ukolova	20	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Semi-Finals	Hermannova/Slukova	13	Capers/Kessy	6	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Capers/Kessy	7	Laboureur/Sude	10	13-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 3-0
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Capers/Kessy	22	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q6	21-12, 21-16	0:36
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Capers/Kessy	21	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	21-15, 17-21, 15-11	0:51
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Capers/Kessy	22	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	21-17, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 30, Q9 Artacho/Laird, Australia 0-1
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool C	Artacho/Laird	30, Q9	Capers/Kessy	19	21-18, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # Q11 Carico/Ross, United States 1-0
10/21/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool F	Capers/Kessy	6	Carico/Ross	11	14-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:50
Series tied with # Q13 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Capers/Kessy	6	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	21-16, 21-13	0:41
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	Capers/Kessy	21	23-21, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q16 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool E	Capers/Kessy	5	Mizoe/Nishibori	21	21-18, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # Q31 Benet/Zonta, Argentina 1-0
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool A	Capers/Kessy	16	Benet/Zonta	32	21-16, 21-15	0:38