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AVP Tour
$240,000 AVP Championships
September 7 - 9, 2012

(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 Santa Barbara Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Heather Lowe - 9th	Did not play
2002	Heather Lowe - 17th	Did not play
2004	Jennifer Meredith - 5th	Did not play
2005	Holly McPeak - 2nd	Did not play
2006	Nancy Reynolds - 13th	Keao Burdine - 41st
2008	April Ross - 2nd	Jennifer Kessy - 2nd
2010	April Ross - 5th	Jennifer Kessy - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/30-9/2/2012	AVP Cincinnati Open	2	1	3000	$20,000.00
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

AVP Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/7/2012	Pool A	Olaya Pazo / Kendra VanZwieten (12)	Won 21-17, 21-17
Fri, 9/7/2012	Pool A	Angie Akers / Brittany Hochevar (7)	Won 21-16, 21-14
Sat, 9/8/2012	Pool A	Brooke Niles / Tyra Turner (6)	Won 11-21, 21-12, 15-13
Sat, 9/8/2012	Semi-Finals	Jenny Kropp / Whitney Pavlik (4)	Won 21-14, 21-12
Sun, 9/9/2012	Finals	Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh Jennings (2)	Won 21-19, 21-16

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 12-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 2-2
9/9/12	AVP	AVP Championships	Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	2	21-19, 21-16
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 # 3 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 # 4 Kropp/Pavlik 5-2
9/8/12	AVP	AVP Championships	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Kropp/Pavlik	4	21-14, 21-12
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
Lead the series against # 6 Niles/Turner 1-0
9/8/12	AVP	AVP Championships	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Niles/Turner	6	11-21, 21-12, 15-13
Lead the series against # 7 Akers/Hochevar 1-0
9/7/12	AVP	AVP Championships	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Hochevar	7	21-16, 21-14
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Pazo/VanZwieten 1-0
9/7/12	AVP	AVP Championships	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Pazo/VanZwieten	12	21-17, 21-17