Team Preview

AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Huntington Beach Open
May 5 - 8, 2016

(1) April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings

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

Kerri Walsh Jennings

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 15, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Clara, CA

Resides:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

263

Career Wins:

135

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,651,635.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	13	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$192,500.00
FIVB	32	11	3	3	2	6	0	6	0	1	0	US$758,500.00
Overall	45	23	3	4	2	6	0	6	0	1	0	US$951,000.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2004	Did not play	Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2005	Did not play	Misty May-Treanor - 2nd
2006	Keao Burdine - 25th	Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2007	Jennifer Kessy - 3rd	Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2008	Jennifer Kessy - 5th	Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2009	Jennifer Kessy - 2nd	Did not play
2010	Jennifer Kessy - 1st	Did not play
2013	Kerri Walsh Jennings - 3rd	April Ross - 3rd
2014	Kerri Walsh Jennings - 1st	April Ross - 1st
2015	Lauren Fendrick - 1st	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	1	1	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/13-17/2016	Xiamen Open	1	3	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	2	2	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	8	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	6	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	10	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	8	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	7	4	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	3	9	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	3	17	240	US$7,000.00
AVP	5/21-24/2015	AVP New Orleans Open	1	1	750	$15,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2015	Fuzhou Open	2	3	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	2	5	480	US$17,000.00
AVP	9/18-21/2014	AVP Huntington Beach Championships	1	1	750	$20,000.00
AVP	9/5-7/2014	DO AC Invitational	1	1	750	$15,000.00
AVP	8/28-31/2014	Cincinnati Open	1	1	750	$15,000.00
AVP	8/14-17/2014	Manhattan Beach Open	1	1	750	$13,000.00
AVP	8/7-10/2014	Salt Lake City Open	1	1	750	$15,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	1	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	1	1	800	US$70,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	2	9	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	1	9	360	US$11,000.00
AVP	7/3-6/2014	Milwaukee Open	1	1	750	$15,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	2	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	2	1	800	US$57,000.00
AVP	5/29-6/1/2014	St. Petersburg Open	2	1	750	$15,000.00

AVP Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/6/2016

Winner 1

Avery Bush / Carol Welcher (16, Q20)

Won 21-4, 21-10

0:30

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
April Ross	Total	15	10	1	0.600	0	15	6	2
	1	15	10	1	0.600	0	15	6	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kerri Walsh Jennings	Total	14	11	1	0.714	3	3	0	1
	1	14	11	1	0.714	3	3	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 5/6/2016

Winner 2

Christal Engle / Jessica Stubinski (9)

Won 21-7, 21-8

0:29

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
April Ross	Total	29	19	0	0.655	0	17	4	3
	1	29	19	0	0.655	0	17	4	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kerri Walsh Jennings	Total	10	7	0	0.700	3	6	1	0
	1	10	7	0	0.700	3	6	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 5/7/2016

Winner 3

Angela Bensend / Geena Urango (5)

Won 21-14, 21-14

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
April Ross	Total	18	14	1	0.722	0	6	4	3
	1	18	14	1	0.722	0	6	4	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kerri Walsh Jennings	Total	14	13	0	0.929	2	2	1	0
	1	14	13	0	0.929	2	2	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 5/8/2016

Semi-Finals

Kim DiCello / Kendra VanZwieten (2)

Won 21-18, 21-12

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
April Ross	Total	28	13	4	0.321	0	14	2	0
	1	28	13	4	0.321	0	14	2	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kerri Walsh Jennings	Total	28	21	0	0.750	1	7	0	0
	1	28	21	0	0.750	1	7	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 5/8/2016

Finals

Angela Bensend / Geena Urango (5)

Won 21-13, 21-16

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
April Ross	Total	24	16	0	0.667	0	12	2	4
	1	24	16	0	0.667	0	12	2	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kerri Walsh Jennings	Total	23	11	2	0.391	4	6	4	2
	1	23	11	2	0.391	4	6	4	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
April Ross	114	72	6	0.579	0	64	18	12
Kerri Walsh Jennings	89	63	3	0.674	13	24	6	3

Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 8-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 DiCello/VanZwieten 1-0
5/8/16	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	DiCello/VanZwieten	2	21-18, 21-12	0:40
Lead the series against # 3 Flint/Kolinske 1-0
8/8/14	AVP	Salt Lake City Open	Winner 1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Flint/Kolinske	16, Q24	21-14, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 5 Bensend/Urango 2-0
5/8/16	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Bensend/Urango	5	21-13, 21-16	0:55
5/7/16	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Bensend/Urango	5	21-14, 21-14	0:38
Series tied with # 6 Carico/Ross 1-1
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Carico/Ross	27, Q9	21-16, 24-22	0:38
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 1	Carico/Ross	16	Ross/Walsh Jennings	6	21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 8 Ledoux/Pollock 1-0
8/29/14	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Ledoux/Pollock	16, Q4	21-12, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 9 Engle/Stubinski 1-0
5/6/16	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Engle/Stubinski	9	21-7, 21-8	0:29
Lead the series against # 16, Q20 Bush/Welcher 1-0
5/6/16	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Bush/Welcher	16, Q20	21-4, 21-10	0:30