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AVP Tour
$175,000 Hermosa Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
July 22 - 24, 2004

(4) Barbra Fontana/Jennifer Kessy

Barbra Fontana

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1965 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Resides:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

5'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

293

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,005,704.50

Jennifer Kessy

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Resides:

Hollis Center, ME

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

264

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,445,459.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
AVP	12	0	1	3	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	$56,245.00
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$0.00
Overall	14	0	1	3	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	US$56,245.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
P&R 1985	Debbie Black - 3rd	Did not play
WPVA 1991	Holly McPeak - 9th	Did not play
WPVA 1992	Deb Richardson - 4th	Did not play
WPVA 1993	Lori Forsythe - 2nd	Did not play
WPVA 1994	Lori Forsythe - 5th	Did not play
WPVA 1995	Lori Forsythe - 3rd	Did not play
FIVB 1995	Lori Forsythe - 5th	Did not play
WPVA 1996	Linda Hanley - 1st	Did not play
FIVB 1996	Linda Hanley - 7th	Did not play
WPVA 1997	Linda Hanley - 2nd	Did not play
1999	Lisa Arce - 2nd	Did not play
BVA 2000	Did not play	Sherine Ebadi - 25th
2001	Elaine Youngs - 2nd	Jennifer Meredith - 9th
2002	Dianne DeNecochea - 2nd	Heather Lowe - 17th
2003	Did not play	Jenny Pavley - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	7/8-10/2004	Belmar Open	4	3	378	$8,450.00
AVP	6/11-13/2004	San Diego Open	5	3	270	$5,825.00
AVP	6/4-6/2004	Manhattan Beach Open	6	5	216	$3,500.00
AVP	5/28-30/2004	Huntington Beach Open	5	2	324	$9,750.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	Q22	33	18	US$0.00
AVP	4/30-5/2/2004	Austin Open	8	5	216	$3,500.00
AVP	4/23-25/2004	Tempe Open	10	5	216	$3,500.00
AVP	4/2-4/2004	Fort Lauderdale Open	10	9	144	$1,600.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open		CQ	0	US$0.00
AVP	8/28-30/2003	Chicago Open	11	7	216	$3,000.00
AVP	8/14-16/2003	Huntington Beach Open	10	9	172	$1,920.00

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 7/23/2004

Winner 1

Angela Lewis / Diane Pascua (29, Q11)

Won 21-15, 21-5

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	16	11	0	0.688	0	10	2	2
	1	9	7	0	0.778	0	3	0	1
	2	7	4	0	0.571	0	7	2	1
Jennifer Kessy	Total	19	12	0	0.632	1	6	1	2
	1	14	9	0	0.643	0	4	0	1
	2	5	3	0	0.600	1	2	1	1

Fri, 7/23/2004

Winner 2

Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre (13)

Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-10

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	34	14	3	0.324	0	15	1	4
	1	15	4	1	0.200	0	9	0	1
	2	19	10	2	0.421	0	6	1	3
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Jennifer Kessy	Total	34	24	2	0.647	2	9	1	3
	1	18	10	1	0.500	1	4	0	1
	2	16	14	1	0.813	1	5	1	2
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 7/23/2004

Winner 3

Carrie Dodd / Nancy Reynolds (5)

Lost 13-21, 19-21

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	35	18	2	0.457	0	7	2	2
	1	16	8	1	0.438	0	2	0	1
	2	19	10	1	0.474	0	5	2	1
Jennifer Kessy	Total	8	7	0	0.875	0	8	0	0
	1	2	5	0	2.500	0	2	0	0
	2	6	2	0	0.333	0	6	0	0

Fri, 7/23/2004

Contender 4

Nicole Branagh / Lauren Fendrick (16)

Won 21-12, 21-15

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	27	14	4	0.370	0	12	2	1
	1	15	5	3	0.133	0	7	2	1
	2	12	9	1	0.667	0	5	0	0
Jennifer Kessy	Total	13	9	2	0.538	1	9	1	1
	1	6	5	1	0.667	0	3	1	1
	2	7	4	1	0.429	1	6	0	0

Sat, 7/24/2004

Contender 5

Lisa Arce / Leanne McSorley (6)

Won 20-22, 24-22, 15-7

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	54	3	28	-0.463	0	16	0	2
	1	18	1	11	-0.556	0	4	0	0
	2	29	2	12	-0.345	0	8	0	2
	3	7	0	5	-0.714	0	4	0	0
Jennifer Kessy	Total	23	3	13	-0.435	2	10	0	0
	1	10	2	6	-0.400	1	3	0	0
	2	7	0	3	-0.429	1	4	0	0
	3	6	1	4	-0.500	0	3	0	0

Sat, 7/24/2004

Contender 6

Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson (11)

Won 21-14, 21-16

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	38	4	20	-0.421	0	13	1	1
	1	15	0	11	-0.733	0	4	1	1
	2	23	4	9	-0.217	0	9	0	0
Jennifer Kessy	Total	11	1	7	-0.545	1	2	0	4
	1	2	0	2	-1.000	0	1	0	3
	2	9	1	5	-0.444	1	1	0	1

Sat, 7/24/2004

Semi-Finals

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1)

Lost 21-16, 12-21, 15-17

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	Total	55	4	27	-0.418	0	22	0	2
	1	18	2	7	-0.278	0	10	0	0
	2	17	0	11	-0.647	0	6	0	2
	3	20	2	9	-0.350	0	6	0	0
Jennifer Kessy	Total	21	6	8	-0.095	5	12	0	0
	1	11	2	6	-0.364	4	9	0	0
	2	4	2	1	0.250	0	1	0	0
	3	6	2	1	0.167	1	2	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Barbra Fontana	259	68	84	-0.062	0	95	8	14
Jennifer Kessy	129	62	32	0.233	12	56	3	10

Head to Head Results
Fontana/Kessy lead the series against the field 24-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-4
7/24/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Fontana/Kessy	4	16-21, 21-12, 17-15	1:02
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Fontana/Kessy	5	21-12, 21-13	0:45
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Fontana/Kessy	5	21-11, 21-10	0:32
5/1/04	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Fontana/Kessy	8	21-13, 21-10	0:30
Trail the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs 0-5
7/10/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 4	McPeak/Youngs	1	Fontana/Kessy	4	21-15, 21-17	0:41
6/13/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	McPeak/Youngs	1	Fontana/Kessy	5	21-11, 21-16	0:37
5/2/04	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 5	McPeak/Youngs	2	Fontana/Kessy	8	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:49
4/24/04	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 3	McPeak/Youngs	2	Fontana/Kessy	10	21-11, 21-16	0:41
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	McPeak/Youngs	2	Fontana/Kessy	10	21-9, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 0-3
6/13/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Davis/Johnson Jordan	2	Fontana/Kessy	5	28-26, 21-14	0:43
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	Fontana/Kessy	6	25-23, 21-16	0:43
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Fontana/Kessy	10	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Dodd/Reynolds 2-3
7/23/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Dodd/Reynolds	5	Fontana/Kessy	4	21-13, 21-19	0:45
6/6/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Dodd/Reynolds	5	Fontana/Kessy	6	21-18, 21-15	0:42
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Fontana/Kessy	5	Dodd/Reynolds	3	19-21, 21-16, 18-16	0:59
5/19/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Country Quota	Fontana/Kessy	Q22	Dodd/Reynolds		21-15, 21-19	0:37
3/9/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Country Quota	Dodd/Reynolds	16, Q1	Fontana/Kessy		22-20, 21-17	0:45
Lead the series against # 6 Arce/McSorley 3-1
7/24/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 5	Fontana/Kessy	4	Arce/McSorley	6	20-22, 24-22, 15-7	0:59
6/12/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Kessy	5	Arce/McSorley	4	23-21, 21-13	0:35
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Fontana/Kessy	5	Arce/McSorley	2	21-19, 12-21, 15-11	1:01
4/25/04	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 5	Arce/McSorley	5	Fontana/Kessy	10	21-18, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Akers/Scott 1-0
7/10/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 5	Fontana/Kessy	4	Akers/Scott	7	21-18, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Lowe/Pavley 3-0
6/13/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 5	Fontana/Kessy	5	Lowe/Pavley	10	21-14, 21-12	0:31
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kessy	6	Lowe/Pavley	11	21-17, 21-19	0:39
5/1/04	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kessy	8	Lowe/Pavley	9	21-19, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Roca/Santana-Baeni 2-0
5/19/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Country Quota	Fontana/Kessy	Q22	Roca/Santana-Baeni		21-14, 21-11	0:37
5/2/04	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 4	Fontana/Kessy	8	Roca/Santana-Baeni	13	21-11, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Turner/Wilson 2-0
7/24/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Fontana/Kessy	4	Turner/Wilson	11	21-14, 21-16	0:33
6/12/04	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kessy	5	Turner/Wilson	12	19-21, 21-10, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Keller/Stammer 1-0
7/9/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Kessy	4	Keller/Stammer	12	21-11, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre 4-0
7/23/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kessy	4	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	13	18-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:59
7/9/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kessy	4	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	13	24-22, 21-15	0:38
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Fontana/Kessy	6	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	17	21-10, 21-13	0:30
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 2	Fontana/Kessy	10	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	17	21-14, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Jameson/Jones 1-0
5/29/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Kessy	5	Jameson/Jones	12	21-19, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Branagh/Fendrick 1-0
7/23/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Fontana/Kessy	4	Branagh/Fendrick	16	21-12, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Manole/Van Fleet 1-0
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Fontana/Kessy	6	Manole/Van Fleet	27, Q5	21-9, 21-10	0:27
Lead the series against # 29, Q11 Lewis/Pascua 1-0
7/23/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Fontana/Kessy	4	Lewis/Pascua	29, Q11	21-15, 21-5	0:33
Lead the series against # Q3 Reisor/Vakhidova 1-0
5/29/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Fontana/Kessy	5	Reisor/Vakhidova	28, Q12	21-16, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # Q14 Mintz/Rowe 1-0
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 1	Fontana/Kessy	10	Mintz/Rowe	23, Q12	21-9, 21-12	0:28