AVP Tour
$210,000 AVP Crocs Slam Bud Light Long Beach Open
July 24 - 27, 2008
(4) 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: 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 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Resides: Costa Mesa, CA
Height: 6'1"
College(s): Southern California
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 269
Career Wins: 74
Career AVP Wins: 41
Career Winnings: $2,041,312.50
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 Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
BVA 2000 Angie Simpson - 17th Did not play
2007 April Ross - 3rd Jennifer Kessy - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/18-20/2008 AVP Slam Brooklyn 4 2 468 $15,000.00
AVP 7/10-13/2008 AVP Slam Chicago Open 4 3 390 $9,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 5 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 8 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 7 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 8 4 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 5 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 6 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 7 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 7 5 360 US$8,500.00
AVP 5/8-10/2008 AVP Charleston 3 2 324 $15,000.00
AVP 5/1-3/2008 AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach 3 5 216 $6,000.00
AVP 4/17-20/2008 AVP Gold Crown Dallas 4 3 270 $9,500.00
AVP 4/10-13/2008 AVP Gold Crown Miami 4 3 270 $9,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 7 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 4 5 360 US$10,000.00
AVP 9/14-16/2007 San Francisco Best of the Beach 5 5 0 $8,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 4 2 540 US$22,000.00
AVP 8/23-26/2007 Brooklyn Open 5 3 390 $13,300.00
AVP 8/16-19/2007 Boston Open 5 5 312 $8,500.00
AVP 8/9-11/2007 Manhattan Beach Open 5 5 312 $8,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 22 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 16 37 40 US$3,400.00
AVP 7/19-21/2007 Long Beach Open 6 3 390 $13,300.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 16, Q8 9 320 US$8,000.00
AVP 7/5-8/2007 Seaside Heights Open 5 2 324 $15,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 29, Q21 1 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
AVP 6/14-17/2007 Charleston Open 6 5 216 $6,000.00
AVP 6/7-10/2007 Atlanta Open 4 5 216 $6,000.00
AVP 5/31-6/3/2007 Tampa Open 5 7 180 $4,650.00
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
AVP Slam Long Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 2 Lauren Fendrick / Paula Roca (13) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal151120.6000731
 17520.4290600
 28600.7500131
April RossTotal211220.4761544
 110500.5001230
 211720.4550314
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 3 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (5) Won 17-21, 21-17, 22-20 1:15
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal492380.30611301
 114550.0000201
 211800.7270500
 3241030.2921600
April RossTotal341680.23501535
 19520.3330402
 216440.0000630
 39720.5560503
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 4 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1) Lost By Forfeit  
Sun, 7/27/2008 Contender 5 Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (6) Won 21-23, 21-13, 15-8 1:02
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal301550.33331330
 113630.2310520
 213620.3081500
 34300.7502310
April RossTotal312120.61321354
 114920.5001301
 210800.8000831
 37400.5711222
Sun, 7/27/2008 Semi-Finals Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (3) Won 21-19, 22-24, 15-6 1:03
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal251720.6000623
 19610.5560311
 211710.5450212
 35400.8000100
April RossTotal221240.3640564
 19510.4440213
 211530.1820221
 32201.0000130
Sun, 7/27/2008 Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:59
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal321960.40611211
 116740.1880311
 2161220.6251900
April RossTotal30410-0.2001825
 11636-0.1881612
 21414-0.2140213
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer Kessy15185230.41155196
April Ross13865260.2834462022
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 50-48
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1-18
7/27/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-14, 21-18 0:59
7/26/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 By Forfeit  
7/20/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-14, 21-15 1:01
7/19/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 24-22, 21-15 0:50
7/12/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-13 0:44
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 8 21-19, 21-17 0:40
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 7 21-16, 21-18 0:46
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
4/12/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 18-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:52
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-19, 23-21 0:46
9/14/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 5 21-15, 21-18 0:36
8/26/07AVPBrooklyn Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 5 21-11, 21-12 0:39
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 5 21-16, 21-16 0:43
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 22 25-23, 21-17 0:42
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 21-14, 22-20 0:39
6/9/07AVPAtlanta Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-19, 21-17 0:48
5/26/07AVPLouisville Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 5 21-10, 21-17 0:40
5/20/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 21-23, 24-22, 15-10 1:07
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 8 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6-3
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 6 Kessy/Ross 3 12-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:13
4/12/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 16-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:10
9/14/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-16, 25-23 0:54
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Kessy/Ross 5 21-13, 21-16 0:45
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 21-19, 21-19 0:48
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-14, 21-13 0:44
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Contender 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 8 Kessy/Ross 5 23-21, 21-18 0:48
4/21/07AVPDallas Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 14-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:10
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 11 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 1:07
Trail the series against # 3 Branagh/Youngs 6-12
7/27/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-19, 22-24, 15-6 1:03
7/20/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 9-21, 21-13, 15-10 1:04
7/13/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-14 0:51
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 7 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 13-21, 15-10 0:56
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 7 21-10, 21-17 0:35
5/10/08AVPAVP Charleston Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 3 22-20, 21-15 0:54
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-18, 21-17 0:43
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-15, 21-19 0:48
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-13, 21-13 0:45
9/15/07AVPSan Francisco Best of the Beach Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:03
8/11/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 14-21, 22-20 1:17
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
7/8/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 5 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 1:41
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
5/12/07AVPGlendale Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:07
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 6 21-14, 21-16 0:43
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 11 21-19, 21-15 0:56
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 11 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 5 Scott/Turner 5-12
7/26/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Scott/Turner 5 17-21, 21-17, 22-20 1:15
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Scott/Turner 6 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 6 Scott/Turner 8 21-19, 17-21, 16-14 0:55
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Scott/Turner 2 21-17, 21-13 0:42
5/3/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Contender 5 Scott/Turner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 21-12, 21-19 0:52
8/17/07AVPBoston Open Winner 3 Scott/Turner 4 Kessy/Ross 5 21-16, 21-17 0:41
8/10/07AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 Scott/Turner 4 21-16, 24-22 0:55
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Semi-Finals Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 6 22-20, 21-12 0:47
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 3 Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 6 21-17, 21-15 0:42
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 5 Scott/Turner 1 21-16, 21-15 0:43
6/17/07AVPCharleston Open Contender 5 Scott/Turner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 21-14, 14-21, 15-13 1:05
6/10/07AVPAtlanta Open Contender 5 Scott/Turner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 21-15, 21-19 0:47
5/27/07AVPLouisville Open Contender 5 Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 21-19 0:51
5/20/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 16-21, 18-16 1:05
5/11/07AVPGlendale Open Winner 3 Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 6 23-21, 22-20 0:52
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Scott/Turner 3 Kessy/Ross 6 9-21, 26-24, 15-11 0:59
4/21/07AVPDallas Open Contender 4 Scott/Turner 5 Kessy/Ross 8 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 6 Dodd/Minello 4-0
7/27/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 4 Dodd/Minello 6 21-23, 21-13, 15-8 1:02
7/12/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Dodd/Minello 5 21-8, 9-21, 15-11 0:52
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 5 Dodd/Minello 8 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Dodd/Minello 7 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 7 DeNecochea/Fontana 11-2
7/20/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-19, 27-25 0:59
7/13/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-15, 21-14 0:42
5/10/08AVPAVP Charleston Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-17, 21-17 0:49
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-16, 21-16 0:44
8/25/07AVPBrooklyn Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-16, 21-10 0:45
8/19/07AVPBoston Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 Kessy/Ross 5 23-21, 23-25, 15-11 1:12
7/7/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-13, 21-19 0:45
6/16/07AVPCharleston Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 6 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-12, 23-21 0:49
6/2/07AVPTampa Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Kessy/Ross 5 21-15, 21-16 0:49
5/25/07AVPLouisville Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-18, 21-16 0:50
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 1:04
5/6/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 6 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-17, 22-20 0:48
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 11 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 8 Akers/McPeak 3-0
5/9/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/McPeak 6 21-17, 12-21, 15-11 1:03
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 4 Akers/McPeak 7 21-15, 21-19 0:41
4/13/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 4 Akers/McPeak 6 21-13, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Kropp/Reynolds 1-0
5/3/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Kropp/Reynolds 10 21-11, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Barnes/Williams 3-0
7/19/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Barnes/Williams 12 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:07
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Barnes/Williams 14 21-18, 21-14 0:39
4/11/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Barnes/Williams 13 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 1:04
Lead the series against # 11 Jameson/Jones 1-0
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 6 Jameson/Jones 20 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Brannon/Pavlik 2-0
7/18/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Brannon/Pavlik 13 21-18, 21-16 0:42
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Brannon/Pavlik 13 21-14, 21-11 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Fendrick/Roca 1-0
7/25/08AVPAVP Slam Long Beach Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Fendrick/Roca 13 21-11, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 15 Lewis/Lima 1-1
8/18/07AVPBoston Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 5 Lewis/Lima 11 21-18, 21-14 0:48
6/15/07AVPCharleston Open Winner 2 Lewis/Lima 11 Kessy/Ross 6 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Johnson/Zartman 2-0
5/8/08AVPAVP Charleston Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Johnson/Zartman 14 21-11, 21-19 0:42
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Johnson/Zartman 20, Q1 21-12, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Byrd/Chapek 1-0
8/24/07AVPBrooklyn Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Byrd/Chapek 28, Q3 21-14, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # Q8 Groothuis/Roubanis 1-0
7/18/08AVPAVP Slam Brooklyn Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Groothuis/Roubanis 29 21-11, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # Q10 Hall/Mills 1-0
7/6/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Hall/Mills 28, Q6 21-12, 21-8 0:31