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$200,000 AVP NIVEA Tour Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light Lime
July 16 - 18, 2010

(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:

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 Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2009	April Ross - 2nd	Jennifer Kessy - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	2	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	9	320	US$8,000.00
AVP	6/25-27/2010	AVP Belmar Open	1	1	750	$20,000.00
AVP	6/18-20/2010	AVP Virginia Beach Open	2	1	750	$20,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	2	2	720	US$29,500.00
AVP	6/3-6/2010	AVP Huntington Beach Open	2	1	750	$20,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Seoul Open	2	3	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2010	Rome Grand Slam	2	1	800	US$43,500.00
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	3	1	600	US$30,000.00
AVP	4/29-5/2/2010	AVP Santa Barbara Open	2	5	450	$6,000.00
FIVB	4/19-24/2010	Brasilia Open	3	4	420	US$11,200.00
AVP	4/16-18/2010	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	2	3	540	$9,500.00
FIVB	11/3-8/2009	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	1	1	600	US$30,000.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2009	Sanya Open	1	2	540	US$21,000.00
AVP	9/25-27/2009	AVP World Challenge		3	0	$12,000.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2009	Barcelona Open	3	3	480	US$15,000.00
AVP	9/4-6/2009	Tournament of Champions	2	1	750	$20,000.00
AVP	8/27-30/2009	Chicago Open	2	2	640	$26,500.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2009	The Hague Open	3	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	2	2	540	US$21,000.00
AVP	8/14-16/2009	San Francisco Open	2	1	750	$24,000.00
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 Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 7/17/2010

Winner 1

Diane Copenhagen / Jaimi Gregory (32, Q16)

Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-7

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	19	10	3	0.368	1	11	0	3
	1	6	2	1	0.167	0	4	0	1
	2	9	4	2	0.222	0	6	0	2
	3	4	4	0	1.000	1	1	0	0
April Ross	Total	48	29	4	0.521	2	14	2	5
	1	20	11	3	0.400	0	6	0	2
	2	23	13	1	0.522	0	8	2	1
	3	5	5	0	1.000	2	0	0	2

Sat, 7/17/2010

Winner 2

Nancy Reynolds / Kelly Wing (17)

Won 21-17, 21-17

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	24	14	3	0.458	0	12	1	3
	1	13	7	2	0.385	0	5	1	1
	2	11	7	1	0.545	0	7	0	2
April Ross	Total	27	17	3	0.519	1	8	3	0
	1	13	8	2	0.462	1	3	1	0
	2	14	9	1	0.571	0	5	2	0

Sat, 7/17/2010

Winner 3

Lisa Fitzgerald / Ashley Ivy Swift (8)

Won 21-14, 21-13

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	16	9	4	0.313	0	3	4	2
	1	12	7	2	0.417	0	2	0	2
	2	4	2	2	0.000	0	1	4	0
April Ross	Total	22	13	1	0.545	1	5	6	4
	1	10	7	0	0.700	1	3	0	2
	2	12	6	1	0.417	0	2	6	2

Sun, 7/18/2010

Winner 4

Angie Akers / Tyra Turner (4)

Won 21-19, 21-17

0:50

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	16	12	0	0.750	0	7	0	3
	1	10	7	0	0.700	0	3	0	2
	2	6	5	0	0.833	0	4	0	1
April Ross	Total	39	20	4	0.410	1	11	2	4
	1	18	10	2	0.444	0	7	1	2
	2	21	10	2	0.381	1	4	1	2

Sun, 7/18/2010

Semi-Finals

Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5)

Won 21-10, 21-17

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	16	10	2	0.500	1	10	2	3
	1	5	5	0	1.000	1	4	1	0
	2	11	5	2	0.273	0	6	1	3
April Ross	Total	29	21	4	0.586	0	9	0	2
	1	14	11	3	0.571	0	6	0	1
	2	15	10	1	0.600	0	3	0	1

Sun, 7/18/2010

Finals

Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs (3)

Won 21-17, 21-14

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	14	10	1	0.643	2	3	2	2
	1	8	5	1	0.500	1	1	1	2
	2	6	5	0	0.833	1	2	1	0
April Ross	Total	31	20	2	0.581	2	11	0	2
	1	19	13	0	0.684	0	9	0	1
	2	12	7	2	0.417	2	2	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	105	65	13	0.495	4	46	9	16
April Ross	196	120	18	0.520	7	58	13	17

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 62-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Branagh/May-Treanor 6-0
6/27/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Branagh/May-Treanor	2	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	1:08
6/20/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/May-Treanor	1	21-15, 18-21, 15-12	1:28
6/6/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/May-Treanor	1	14-21, 21-12, 15-11	1:17
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/May-Treanor	5	21-16, 21-17	0:49
5/9/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	Branagh/May-Treanor	6	21-18, 21-11	0:39
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Branagh/May-Treanor	6	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Scott/Youngs 4-2
7/18/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Scott/Youngs	3	21-17, 21-14	0:57
6/27/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Scott/Youngs	4	21-16, 21-12	1:04
6/27/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 4	Scott/Youngs	4	Kessy/Ross	1	21-14, 21-17	0:49
6/20/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Scott/Youngs	3	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	1:15
6/6/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Scott/Youngs	3	21-9, 21-11	0:38
5/1/10	AVP	AVP Santa Barbara Open	Winner 4	Scott/Youngs	3	Kessy/Ross	2	24-22, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Akers/Turner 12-1
7/18/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	4	21-19, 21-17	0:50
6/20/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	5	21-15, 21-17	0:44
6/5/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	6	21-14, 21-13	0:37
4/18/10	AVP	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Semi-Finals	Akers/Turner	6	Kessy/Ross	2	23-21, 21-8	0:51
11/8/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	2	21-12, 21-17	0:37
11/1/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	3	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
9/13/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-13, 21-19	0:43
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 30-28	0:57
9/4/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	7	21-18, 21-19	0:45
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 21-17	0:39
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 # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 16-4
7/18/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	21-10, 21-17	0:43
9/5/09	AVP	Tournament of Champions	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	22-20, 21-15	0:48
8/29/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	3	21-16, 25-23	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 6 DeNecochea/Hochevar 0-1
5/2/10	AVP	AVP Santa Barbara Open	Contender 6	DeNecochea/Hochevar	9	Kessy/Ross	2	21-19, 24-22	0:56
Lead the series against # 7 Lewis/Lima 4-1
6/19/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Lewis/Lima	7	21-15, 21-14	0:41
6/5/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Lewis/Lima	7	21-18, 21-9	0:37
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Lewis/Lima	13, Q4	15-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:11
8/18/07	AVP	Boston Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	5	Lewis/Lima	11	21-18, 21-14	0:48
6/15/07	AVP	Charleston Open	Winner 2	Lewis/Lima	11	Kessy/Ross	6	21-18, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # 8 Fitzgerald/Ivy Swift 1-0
7/17/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Fitzgerald/Ivy Swift	8	21-14, 21-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Barnes/Williams 3-0
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Barnes/Williams	12	18-21, 21-15, 15-11	1:07
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Barnes/Williams	14	21-18, 21-14	0:39
4/11/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Barnes/Williams	13	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	1:04
Lead the series against # 12 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 2-0
6/19/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Batt-Rohr/Sweat	15	21-16, 21-17	0:30
6/4/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Batt-Rohr/Sweat	18	21-7, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Jameson/Jones 4-0
8/29/09	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Jameson/Jones	10	21-19, 21-17	0:40
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 # 17 Reynolds/Wing 1-0
7/17/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Reynolds/Wing	17	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 20 Kuk/Whitney 3-0
6/26/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Kuk/Whitney	17	21-10, 21-15	0:36
5/25/07	AVP	Louisville Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	5	Kuk/Whitney	21, Q2	26-24, 21-12	0:48
4/14/07	AVP	Miami Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	11	Kuk/Whitney	22, Q3	21-12, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 32, Q16 Copenhagen/Gregory 1-0
7/17/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	1	Copenhagen/Gregory	32, Q16	19-21, 21-16, 15-7	1:05
Lead the series against # Q3 Duffner-Hand/Welcher 1-0
4/17/10	AVP	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	2	Duffner-Hand/Welcher	31, Q11	21-16, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # Q17 Johnson/Zartman 2-0
5/8/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Johnson/Zartman	14	21-11, 21-19	0:42
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Johnson/Zartman	20, Q1	21-12, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # Q19 Day/Ursillo 2-0
6/26/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	1	Day/Ursillo	32, Q11	21-13, 21-9	0:39
6/4/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	2	Day/Ursillo	31, Q29	21-11, 21-11	0:34