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AVP Tour
$175,000 AVP Cincinnati Open
August 30 - September 2, 2012

(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 Cincinnati Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
P&R 2010	April Ross - 1st	Jennifer Kessy - 1st
Wide Open 2011	April Ross - 3rd	Jennifer Kessy - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	1	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/28-8/8/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	4	2	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	4	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	4	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	4	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	4	5	480	US$13,200.00
NVL	5/17-19/2012	NVL Preakness	1	1	800	$7,500.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	5	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	5	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	5	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/1-6/2011	Phuket Open	2	2	540	US$21,000.00
Pro Beach	9/23-25/2011	Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open	1	1	720	$15,000.00
Pro Beach	9/16-18/2011	Miami Beach Pro	1	3	576	$7,500.00
NVL	9/10-11/2011	NVL Miami Beach	1	1	1500	$20,000.00
Wide Open	9/1-4/2011	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	1	3	0	$7,000.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	8	5	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	5	7	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB C&S	8/9-14/2011	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	3	2	0	US$1,100.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	5	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	5	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	1	7	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	1	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	3	1	800	US$43,500.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	3	5	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	3	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Myslowice Open	2	3	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	6	2	540	US$21,000.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	6	7	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	8	3	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	11/2-7/2010	Phuket Thailand Open	7	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	10/26-31/2010	Sanya Open	6	3	480	US$15,000.00
P&R	9/3-5/2010	Cincinnati Players Championship	1	1	0	$10,000.00

AVP Cincinnati Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/31/2012	Winner 2	Jess Clausen / Jennifer Snyder (15)	Won 21-17, 21-10
Sat, 9/1/2012	Winner 3	Priscilla Lima / Morgan Miller (10)	Won 21-16, 21-18
Sat, 9/1/2012	Winner 4	Jennifer Fopma / Brooke Sweat (6)	Won 21-18, 21-12
Sun, 9/2/2012	Semi-Finals	Jenny Kropp / Whitney Pavlik (1)	Won 21-12, 21-16
Sun, 9/2/2012	Finals	Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh Jennings (4)	Won 21-11, 21-18

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 29-8

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Kropp/Pavlik 4-2
9/2/12	AVP	AVP Cincinnati Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Kropp/Pavlik	1	21-12, 21-16
5/18/12	NVL	NVL Preakness	Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Kropp/Pavlik	2	21-13, 21-16	0:44
9/25/11	Pro Beach	Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Kropp/Pavlik	4	21-12, 21-16	0:50
9/25/11	Pro Beach	Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Kropp/Pavlik	4	21-19, 21-16	0:49
9/18/11	Pro Beach	Miami Beach Pro	Semi-Finals	Kropp/Pavlik	4	Kessy/Ross	1	21-19, 11-21, 15-12	1:05
9/4/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Semi-Finals	Kropp/Pavlik	4	Kessy/Ross	1	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 1-2
9/2/12	AVP	AVP Cincinnati Open	Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	4	21-11, 21-18
10/29/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	3	Kessy/Ross	6	12-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:55
10/11/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Gold Medal	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	3	21-18, 21-19	0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Fopma/Sweat 1-0
9/1/12	AVP	AVP Cincinnati Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Fopma/Sweat	6	21-18, 21-12
Lead the series against # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan 18-4
9/5/10	P&R	Cincinnati Players Championship	Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-18, 21-12	0:38
9/3/10	P&R	Cincinnati Players Championship	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	21-16, 21-16	0:40
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
Lead the series against # 10 Lima/Miller 1-0
9/1/12	AVP	AVP Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Lima/Miller	10	21-16, 21-18
Lead the series against # 11 Capers/McGuire 1-0
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Capers/McGuire	8	21-13, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 12 Harris/Wallin-Brockway 1-0
4/17/10	AVP	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Harris/Wallin-Brockway	18	21-9, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Clausen/Snyder 1-0
8/31/12	AVP	AVP Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Clausen/Snyder	15	21-17, 21-10
Lead the series against # 18 Coverdale/Hayes 1-0
9/24/11	Pro Beach	Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	1	Coverdale/Hayes	32, Q11	21-19, 21-13	0:40