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$240,000 AVP Crocs Tour San Francisco Open presented by Barefoot Wine
August 14 - 16, 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 San Francisco Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	April Ross - 5th	Jennifer Kessy - 5th
2008	April Ross - 3rd	Jennifer Kessy - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/6-8/2009	Hermosa Beach Open	2	2	640	$25,000.00
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

San Francisco Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/14/2009

Winner 2

Angela Lewis / Diane Pascua (15)

Won 21-9, 21-12

0:31

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	19	10	3	0.368	0	10	1	4
	1	8	5	0	0.625	0	3	0	2
	2	11	5	3	0.182	0	7	1	2
April Ross	Total	24	17	1	0.667	2	7	5	5
	1	10	7	0	0.700	1	3	3	3
	2	14	10	1	0.643	1	4	2	2

Sat, 8/15/2009

Winner 3

Lisa Fitzgerald / Brooke Niles (7)

Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-12

1:04

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	49	21	4	0.347	1	21	1	4
	1	13	9	1	0.615	0	7	1	1
	2	22	9	2	0.318	0	8	0	2
	3	14	3	1	0.143	1	6	0	1
April Ross	Total	41	21	7	0.341	1	13	2	7
	1	16	8	3	0.313	0	4	2	1
	2	14	7	3	0.286	0	6	0	4
	3	11	6	1	0.455	1	3	0	2

Sat, 8/15/2009

Winner 4

Rachel Scott / Kerri Walsh Jennings (3)

Won 21-14, 21-18

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	18	14	2	0.667	1	13	1	3
	1	8	7	1	0.750	0	6	1	1
	2	10	7	1	0.600	1	7	0	2
April Ross	Total	40	15	6	0.225	3	7	4	7
	1	22	8	3	0.227	2	5	2	3
	2	18	7	3	0.222	1	2	2	4

Sun, 8/16/2009

Semi-Finals

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5)

Won 21-15, 21-19

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	26	7	2	0.192	0	7	0	2
	1	10	3	1	0.200	0	1	0	1
	2	16	4	1	0.188	0	6	0	1
April Ross	Total	32	20	1	0.594	0	13	4	3
	1	14	8	1	0.500	0	5	2	2
	2	18	12	0	0.667	0	8	2	1

Sun, 8/16/2009

Finals

Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (1)

Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-12

1:20

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	39	23	4	0.487	2	11	0	4
	1	14	8	3	0.357	0	3	0	2
	2	19	11	1	0.526	2	2	0	1
	3	6	4	0	0.667	0	6	0	1
April Ross	Total	26	15	3	0.462	0	7	4	5
	1	8	5	2	0.375	0	2	0	2
	2	6	3	1	0.333	0	3	2	2
	3	12	7	0	0.583	0	2	2	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	151	75	15	0.397	4	62	3	17
April Ross	163	88	18	0.429	6	47	19	27

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 53-26

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Branagh/Youngs 10-20
8/16/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:20
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	19-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:34
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	4	Kessy/Ross	2	22-20, 21-17	0:51
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Youngs	1	21-12, 21-15	0:57
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Branagh/Youngs	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-19, 21-17	0:54
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 Scott/Walsh Jennings 2-1
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Scott/Walsh Jennings	3	21-14, 21-18	0:41
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Scott/Walsh Jennings	3	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	1:06
9/7/07	AVP	Las 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
6/21/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	21-14, 18-21, 15-7	0:57
5/17/09	AVP	Houston Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	DeNecochea/Dodd	4	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 13-4
8/16/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-15, 21-19	0:47
8/8/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:09
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-14, 21-14	0:45
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 # 6 Lima/Minello 2-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Lima/Minello	7	21-15, 21-14	0:39
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Lima/Minello	7	21-13, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Fitzgerald/Niles 4-1
8/15/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fitzgerald/Niles	7	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	1:04
6/20/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Fitzgerald/Niles	3	22-20, 21-15	0:48
5/24/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Fitzgerald/Niles	4	21-17, 21-13	0:46
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 # 8 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 # 9 Akers/Turner 3-0
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	6	17-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:51
4/19/09	AVP	Riverside Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	4	21-15, 21-18	0:46
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 4-0
6/28/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	25	21-14, 21-12	0:38
5/23/09	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	10	21-13, 21-14	0:43
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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 Smith/Van Fleet 2-0
8/7/09	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Smith/Van Fleet	15	21-4, 21-16	0:32
3/29/09	AVP	Panama City Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Smith/Van Fleet	18	21-6, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Lewis/Pascua 1-0
8/14/09	AVP	San Francisco Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Lewis/Pascua	15	21-9, 21-12	0:31
Lead the series against # 21 Allen/Masler 1-0
6/19/09	AVP	Ocean City Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Allen/Masler	15	21-11, 21-17	0:40