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$240,000 AVP Crocs Tour Houston Open presented by Warehouse Pool Supply
May 15 - 17, 2009

(2) 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 Houston Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/1-3/2009	San Diego Open	2	3	540	$10,200.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2009	Brasilia Open	1	2	540	US$21,000.00
AVP	4/16-19/2009	Riverside Open	2	2	640	$18,000.00
AVP	3/27-29/2009	Panama City Beach Open	2	2	640	$18,000.00
FIVB	11/12-16/2008	Sanya Open	1	1	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	2	1	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	10/5-11/2008	Dubai Open	3	2	540	US$19,500.00
AVP	9/17-20/2008	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	4	2	468	$75,000.00
AVP	9/12-14/2008	AVP Shootout San Francisco	2	3	270	$10,500.00
AVP	9/6-7/2008	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	3	2	324	$15,000.00
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	2	3	390	$9,500.00
AVP	8/1-3/2008	AVP Slam San Diego	1	3	390	$9,500.00
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

Houston Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/15/2009

Winner 2

Keao Burdine / Angela Lewis (15)

Won 21-10, 21-13

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	11	7	0	0.636	2	2	2	5
	1	5	4	0	0.800	0	1	1	2
	2	6	3	0	0.500	2	1	1	3
April Ross	Total	19	15	1	0.737	0	7	3	2
	1	6	5	1	0.667	0	3	2	2
	2	13	10	0	0.769	0	4	1	0

Sat, 5/16/2009

Winner 3

Barbra Fontana / Jenny Kropp (10)

Won 21-16, 23-21

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	18	11	1	0.556	1	6	1	5
	1	7	5	1	0.571	1	3	1	3
	2	11	6	0	0.545	0	3	0	2
April Ross	Total	36	22	3	0.528	0	10	1	5
	1	21	11	1	0.476	0	7	0	2
	2	15	11	2	0.600	0	3	1	3

Sun, 5/17/2009

Winner 4

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (3)

Won 21-19, 24-22

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	31	21	5	0.516	4	4	1	2
	1	13	9	1	0.615	0	2	0	1
	2	18	12	4	0.444	4	2	1	1
April Ross	Total	19	12	1	0.579	1	7	1	3
	1	13	9	0	0.692	1	5	1	2
	2	6	3	1	0.333	0	2	0	1

Sun, 5/17/2009

Semi-Finals

Dianne DeNecochea / Carrie Dodd (4)

Won 21-19, 21-16

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	18	12	6	0.333	2	3	1	3
	1	11	7	4	0.273	2	1	0	3
	2	7	5	2	0.429	0	2	1	0
April Ross	Total	25	16	4	0.480	1	3	3	2
	1	15	9	3	0.400	0	3	2	2
	2	10	7	1	0.600	1	0	1	0

Sun, 5/17/2009

Finals

Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (1)

Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-12

1:15

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	32	19	0	0.594	1	4	1	3
	1	12	8	0	0.667	1	1	0	2
	2	10	6	0	0.600	0	2	1	0
	3	10	5	0	0.500	0	1	0	1
April Ross	Total	33	19	3	0.485	1	8	6	5
	1	9	8	0	0.889	0	2	3	2
	2	16	7	2	0.313	0	2	1	2
	3	8	4	1	0.375	1	4	2	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	110	70	12	0.527	10	19	6	18
April Ross	132	84	12	0.545	3	35	14	17

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 35-22

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Branagh/Youngs 8-17
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:15
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-18, 21-14	0:51
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:55
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-15, 19-21, 16-14	1:21
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	21-11, 21-19	0:46
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	3	23-21, 21-19	0:50
8/30/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	21-23, 21-18, 18-16	1:17
7/27/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-19, 22-24, 15-6	1:03
7/20/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	3	9-21, 21-13, 15-10	1:04
7/13/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-14	0:51
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	7	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 13-21, 15-10	0:56
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	7	21-10, 21-17	0:35
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	3	22-20, 21-15	0:54
4/20/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	4	21-18, 21-17	0:43
4/13/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	4	21-15, 21-19	0:48
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-13, 21-13	0:45
9/15/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:03
8/11/07	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	21-17, 14-21, 22-20	1:17
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Kessy/Ross	16	15-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:59
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Kessy/Ross	5	21-19, 18-21, 16-14	1:41
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Branagh/Youngs	11	22-20, 21-18	0:49
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 # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 10-4
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-19, 24-22	1:03
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-8, 21-16	0:41
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-12, 21-18	0:39
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-19, 19-21, 21-19	1:17
9/7/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Finals	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Kessy/Ross	3	21-16, 24-22	0:56
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	6	Kessy/Ross	3	12-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:13
4/12/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	16-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:10
9/14/07	AVP	San Francisco Best of the Beach	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	5	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-16, 25-23	0:54
8/25/07	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Kessy/Ross	5	21-13, 21-16	0:45
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	6	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-19, 21-19	0:48
7/8/07	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	5	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-14, 21-13	0:44
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 # 4 DeNecochea/Dodd 1-0
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Series tied with # 5 Fitzgerald/Niles 1-1
5/3/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Semi-Finals	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	Kessy/Ross	2	21-23, 22-20, 15-9	1:09
5/2/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	21-19, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Akers/Turner 1-0
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	4	21-15, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Jameson/Jones 3-0
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Jameson/Jones	12, Q2	21-18, 21-10	0:41
8/2/08	AVP	AVP Slam San Diego	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Jameson/Jones	8	21-11, 21-16	0:34
7/21/07	AVP	Long Beach Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	6	Jameson/Jones	20	21-15, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Reynolds/Williams 1-0
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Reynolds/Williams	10	21-17, 21-12	0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Fontana/Kropp 1-0
5/16/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fontana/Kropp	10	21-16, 23-21	0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 2-0
4/18/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	10	23-21, 21-12	0:45
11/15/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	1	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	5	22-20, 22-20	0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Fopma/Hochevar 1-0
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	3	Fopma/Hochevar	14	21-18, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Brannon/Pavlik 4-0
5/1/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Brannon/Pavlik	15	21-15, 22-20	0:43
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	1	Brannon/Pavlik	32, Q9	25-23, 21-12	0:42
7/18/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Brannon/Pavlik	13	21-18, 21-16	0:42
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Brannon/Pavlik	13	21-14, 21-11	0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Burdine/Lewis 1-0
5/15/09	AVP	Houston Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Burdine/Lewis	15	21-10, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Smith/Van Fleet 1-0
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Smith/Van Fleet	18	21-6, 21-14	0:30