AVP Tour
$210,000 AVP Crocs Slam San Diego
August 1 - 3, 2008
(1) 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 San Diego Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
BVA 2000 Angie Simpson - 17th Did not play
2003 Jenny Pavley - 7th Did not play
2004 Barbra Fontana - 3rd Did not play
2005 Holly McPeak - 7th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/24-27/2008 AVP Slam Long Beach Open 4 2 468 $15,000.00
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 San Diego Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 1 Leah Allinger / Barbara Carson (32) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:32
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal151210.7332532
 110710.6001220
 25501.0001312
April RossTotal191210.57911074
 16300.5001631
 213910.6150443
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 2 Keao Burdine / Jennifer Snyder (16) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal171110.58831111
 110610.5000711
 27500.7143400
April RossTotal301230.3003654
 114610.3572332
 216620.2501322
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 3 Katie Jameson / Tracy Jones (8) Won 21-11, 21-16 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal171210.6472600
 15400.8002100
 212810.5830500
April RossTotal201500.75031144
 19800.8892432
 211700.6361712
Sun, 8/3/2008 Semi-Finals Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (5) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 12-15 1:01
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal261130.3081310
 110310.2000210
 29410.3331100
 37410.4290000
April RossTotal362030.47221051
 115910.5330311
 29620.4441320
 312500.4171420
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer Kessy754660.53382553
April Ross1055970.4959372113
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 45-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
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
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Scott/Turner 5-13
8/3/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Semi-Finals Scott/Turner 5 Kessy/Ross 1 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 1:01
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 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 # 7 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 # 8 Jameson/Jones 2-0
8/2/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Jameson/Jones 8 21-11, 21-16 0:34
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 6 Jameson/Jones 20 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 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
Series tied with # 11 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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 16 Burdine/Snyder 1-0
8/2/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Burdine/Snyder 16 21-16, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 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 # 31 Hall/Mills 1-0
7/6/07AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Hall/Mills 28, Q6 21-12, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # 32 Allinger/Carson 1-0
8/1/08AVPAVP Slam San Diego Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Allinger/Carson 32 21-10, 21-12 0:32