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AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP esurance Tampa Open
May 31 - June 3, 2007

(5) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross

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

April Ross

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Newport Beach, CA

Resides:

Costa Mesa, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

269

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,041,312.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	CQ	Money
AVP	51	12	13	15	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	$769,750.00
FIVB	78	10	12	9	4	20	3	12	1	3	2	1	1	US$1,204,850.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,100.00
NVL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$27,500.00
P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
Pro Beach	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Overall	136	26	26	26	4	28	6	12	1	3	2	1	1	US$2,042,700.00

Previous Tampa Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/24-27/2007	Louisville Open	5	5	216	$6,000.00
AVP	5/18-20/2007	Hermosa Beach Open	5	3	270	$9,500.00
AVP	5/10-13/2007	Glendale Open	6	7	180	$4,650.00
AVP	5/3-6/2007	Huntington Beach Open	6	3	270	$9,500.00
AVP	4/19-22/2007	Dallas Open	8	7	180	$4,650.00
AVP	4/13-15/2007	Miami Open	11	2	324	$15,000.00

Tampa Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 6/1/2007

Winner 2

Jennifer Fopma / Julie Romias (21)

Won 21-12, 21-16

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	19	10	5	0.263	1	8	0	2
	1	9	6	2	0.444	0	5	0	2
	2	10	4	3	0.100	1	3	0	0
April Ross	Total	29	22	2	0.690	2	11	2	3
	1	15	13	1	0.800	1	5	0	1
	2	14	9	1	0.571	1	6	2	2

Sat, 6/2/2007

Winner 3

Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana (4)

Lost 15-21, 16-21

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	20	6	3	0.150	0	6	0	3
	1	10	2	2	0.000	0	4	0	3
	2	10	4	1	0.300	0	2	0	0
April Ross	Total	32	13	2	0.344	1	7	2	0
	1	19	7	2	0.263	1	4	1	0
	2	13	6	0	0.462	0	3	1	0

Sat, 6/2/2007

Contender 3

Paula Roca / Sarah Straton (10)

Won 21-14, 21-15

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	10	7	0	0.700	1	8	1	2
	1	6	4	0	0.667	0	4	1	1
	2	4	3	0	0.750	1	4	0	1
April Ross	Total	31	19	3	0.516	1	7	5	2
	1	16	9	1	0.500	0	5	2	0
	2	15	10	2	0.533	1	2	3	2

Sat, 6/2/2007

Contender 4

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (8)

Lost 21-23, 18-21

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	19	11	4	0.368	0	4	2	2
	1	7	2	3	-0.143	0	2	2	0
	2	12	9	1	0.667	0	2	0	2
April Ross	Total	27	17	3	0.519	1	3	2	0
	1	17	10	2	0.471	1	0	1	0
	2	10	7	1	0.600	0	3	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	68	34	12	0.324	2	26	3	9
April Ross	119	71	10	0.513	5	28	11	5

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 15-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1-2
5/26/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	5	21-10, 21-17	0:40
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	5	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	21-23, 24-22, 15-10	1:07
4/20/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	8	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Scott/Turner 0-5
5/27/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Contender 5	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 21-19	0:51
5/20/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 16-21, 18-16	1:05
5/11/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Winner 3	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	6	23-21, 22-20	0:52
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Scott/Turner	3	Kessy/Ross	6	9-21, 26-24, 15-11	0:59
4/21/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Contender 4	Scott/Turner	5	Kessy/Ross	8	21-18, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Branagh/Youngs 1-3
5/12/07	AVP	Glendale Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	6	17-21, 22-20, 15-9	1:07
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	6	21-14, 21-16	0:43
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	11	21-19, 21-15	0:56
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	11	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 4-1
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 3	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	Kessy/Ross	5	21-15, 21-16	0:49
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-18, 21-16	0:50
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-19, 13-21, 15-11	1:04
5/6/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	6	DeNecochea/Fontana	4	21-17, 22-20	0:48
4/15/07	AVP	Miami Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	11	DeNecochea/Fontana	5	21-14, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 6 Dodd/Minello 1-0
5/5/07	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	6	Dodd/Minello	7	21-16, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 7 McPeak/Tom 1-0
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	11	McPeak/Tom	6	21-19, 21-14	0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Davis/Johnson Jordan 2-1
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Contender 4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	8	Kessy/Ross	5	23-21, 21-18	0:48
4/21/07	AVP	Dallas Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	8	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	14-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:10
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	11	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	20-22, 21-18, 15-10	1:07
Lead the series against # 10 Roca/Straton 1-0
6/2/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	5	Roca/Straton	10	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Akers/Niles 1-0
5/19/07	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	5	Akers/Niles	12	21-12, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Fopma/Romias 1-0
6/1/07	AVP	Tampa Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	5	Fopma/Romias	21	21-12, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Kuk/Whitney 2-0
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	5	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	26-24, 21-12	0:48
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	11	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q3	21-12, 21-16	0:35