AVP Tour
$240,000 AVP Crocs Slam Bud Light Hermosa Beach Open presented by Virgin America
August 6 - 8, 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: 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 Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
BVA 2000 Sherine Ebadi - 25th Did not play
2001 Jennifer Meredith - 9th Did not play
2002 Heather Lowe - 17th Did not play
2003 Jenny Pavley - 9th Did not play
2004 Barbra Fontana - 3rd Did not play
2005 Holly McPeak - 3rd Did not play
2006 Nancy Reynolds - 3rd Keao Burdine - 33rd
2007 April Ross - 3rd Jennifer Kessy - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 2 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 3 1 800 US$43,000.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 2 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 1 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 1 1 1000 US$60,000.00
AVP 6/18-21/2009 Ocean City Open 2 1 750 $24,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 1 2 540 US$21,000.00
AVP 5/21-24/2009 Huntington Beach Open 2 2 640 $18,000.00
AVP 5/15-17/2009 Houston Open 2 1 750 $24,000.00
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
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 1 Gabriela Roney / Lenka Urbanova (31, Q8) Won 21-11, 21-19 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal251160.20021832
 112630.25021100
 213530.1540732
April RossTotal251420.4800814
 113800.6150301
 212620.3330513
Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 2 Saralyn Smith / Beth Van Fleet (15) Won 21-4, 21-16 0:32
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal191410.6840943
 110700.7000740
 29710.6670203
April RossTotal171000.5883411
 15200.4002200
 212800.6671211
Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 3 Priscilla Lima / Tatiana Minello (7) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal211520.6191824
 1111010.8180322
 210510.4001502
April RossTotal13810.5382443
 14200.5001112
 29610.5561331
Fri, 8/7/2009 Winner 4 Rachel Scott / Kerri Walsh Jennings (3) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal412180.31711621
 116940.3131711
 219740.1580800
 36500.8330110
April RossTotal352080.34301237
 113730.3080422
 29710.6670305
 313640.1540510
Sat, 8/8/2009 Semi-Finals Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:09
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal372330.54121435
 1121000.8330431
 214620.2862503
 311710.5450501
April RossTotal281240.28601013
 18500.6250311
 212330.0000301
 38410.3750401
Sat, 8/8/2009 Finals Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (1) Lost 21-19, 21-23, 11-15 1:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer KessyTotal281620.5003815
 111710.5451212
 29510.4441302
 38400.5001301
April RossTotal362070.36121136
 112740.2501312
 217920.4121823
 37410.4290001
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jennifer Kessy171100220.4569731520
April Ross15484220.4037491324
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 52-26
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Branagh/Youngs 9-20
8/8/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 19-21, 23-21, 15-11 1:34
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 4 Kessy/Ross 2 22-20, 21-17 0:51
6/21/09AVPOcean City Open Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 21-12, 21-15 0:57
5/24/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-19, 21-17 0:54
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Branagh/Youngs 1 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:15
4/19/09AVPRiverside Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-18, 21-14 0:51
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Finals Branagh/Youngs 1 Kessy/Ross 2 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:55
9/20/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-15, 19-21, 16-14 1:21
9/13/08AVPAVP Shootout San Francisco Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 2 21-11, 21-19 0:46
9/6/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 3 23-21, 21-19 0:50
8/30/08AVPAVP Shootout Cincinnati Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Kessy/Ross 2 21-23, 21-18, 18-16 1:17
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
Series tied with # 3 Scott/Walsh Jennings 1-1
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Scott/Walsh Jennings 3 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
9/7/07AVPLas Vegas Gods & Goddesses of the Beach Pool X Scott/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 5, Q6 21-16, 20-22, 15-8 1:02
Lead the series against # 4 DeNecochea/Dodd 2-0
6/21/09AVPOcean City Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 DeNecochea/Dodd 4 21-14, 18-21, 15-7 0:57
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 DeNecochea/Dodd 4 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 12-4
8/8/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:09
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-14, 21-14 0:45
5/17/09AVPHouston Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-19, 24-22 1:03
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-8, 21-16 0:41
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-12, 21-18 0:39
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-19, 19-21, 21-19 1:17
9/7/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Finals Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Kessy/Ross 3 21-16, 24-22 0:56
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 # 6 Fitzgerald/Niles 3-1
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 3 22-20, 21-15 0:48
5/24/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 4 21-17, 21-13 0:46
5/3/09AVPSan Diego Open Semi-Finals Fitzgerald/Niles 7 Kessy/Ross 2 21-23, 22-20, 15-9 1:09
5/2/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 7 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Lima/Minello 2-0
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Lima/Minello 7 21-15, 21-14 0:39
6/20/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Lima/Minello 7 21-13, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Akers/Turner 3-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 6 17-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:51
4/19/09AVPRiverside Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Akers/Turner 4 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Fopma/Hochevar 1-0
9/6/08AVPAVP Shootout Santa Barbara Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 3 Fopma/Hochevar 14 21-18, 21-18 0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Fontana/Kropp 1-0
5/16/09AVPHouston Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fontana/Kropp 10 21-16, 23-21 0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 4-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 25 21-14, 21-12 0:38
5/23/09AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 10 21-13, 21-14 0:43
4/18/09AVPRiverside Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 10 23-21, 21-12 0:45
11/15/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 5 22-20, 22-20 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Jameson/Jones 3-0
9/19/08AVPAVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Jameson/Jones 12, Q2 21-18, 21-10 0:41
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 # 13 Brannon/Pavlik 4-0
5/1/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Brannon/Pavlik 15 21-15, 22-20 0:43
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Brannon/Pavlik 32, Q9 25-23, 21-12 0:42
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 # 14 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 # 15 Smith/Van Fleet 2-0
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Smith/Van Fleet 15 21-4, 21-16 0:32
3/29/09AVPPanama City Beach Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Smith/Van Fleet 18 21-6, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 20 Allen/Masler 1-0
6/19/09AVPOcean City Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Allen/Masler 15 21-11, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 Roney/Urbanova 1-0
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Roney/Urbanova 31, Q8 21-11, 21-19 0:39