AVP Tour
$200,000 Gold Series Chicago Open
September 1 - 5, 2021
(1) Alix Klineman/April Ross
 
Alix Klineman
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 30, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 58
Career Wins: 19
Career AVP Wins: 12
Career Winnings: $369,187.50
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: 17
Tournaments: 269
Career Wins: 74
Career AVP Wins: 41
Career Winnings: $2,041,312.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP1712320000000 $323,500.00
FIVB266231904001 US$353,000.00
NORCECA11000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall4419551904001 US$679,000.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Did not play Keao Burdine - 17th
2008 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 3rd
2009 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 2nd
2016 Did not play Kelly Reeves - 7th
2017 Lane Carico - 9th Lauren Fendrick - 3rd
2018 April Ross - 1st Alix Klineman - 1st
2019 April Ross - 1st Alix Klineman - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/18-22/2021 Manhattan Beach Open 1 1 1350 $25,000.00
FIVB 7/24-8/6/2021 Tokyo Olympic Games 2 1 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 4 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2021 Sochi 4 Star 6 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 5 3 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 4 3 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 1 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 2 1 800 US$20,000.00
AVP 7/31-8/2/2020 The Porsche Cup 1 1 0 $18,000.00
AVP 7/24-26/2020 The Wilson Cup 1 1 0 $18,000.00
AVP 7/17-19/2020 The Monster Hydro Cup 1 1 0 $18,000.00
AVP 9/19-22/2019 Hawaii Open 1 2 896 $13,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 2 9 600 US$8,000.00
Chicago Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/3/2021 Winner 1 Macy Jerger / Devon Newberry (16, Q15) Won 21-13, 21-8 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal8801.0004412
 13301.0000101
 25501.0004311
April RossTotal272010.7040805
 1161110.6250403
 211900.8180402
Fri, 9/3/2021 Winner 2 Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss (9) Won 40-38, 21-17 1:05
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal181140.3893213
 1161040.3752103
 22100.5001110
April RossTotal382210.5530847
 1221510.6360414
 216700.4380433
Sat, 9/4/2021 Winner 3 Sara Hughes / Brandie Wilkerson (4) Won 21-10, 23-21 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal14940.3573137
 18430.1252033
 26510.6671104
April RossTotal332310.66701134
 110700.7000521
 2231610.6520613
Sun, 9/5/2021 Semi-Finals Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss (9) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal18830.2784112
 17310.2862011
 211520.2732101
April RossTotal251530.4800642
 112720.4170202
 213810.5380440
Sun, 9/5/2021 Finals Larissa Maestrini / Liliane Maestrini (12, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix KlinemanTotal151040.4003015
 17510.5710014
 28530.2503001
April RossTotal281850.46401012
 115920.4670600
 213930.4620412
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Alix Klineman7346150.425178719
April Ross15198110.5760431220
Head to Head Results
Klineman/Ross lead the series against the field 30-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Capers/Flint 6-1
8/22/21AVPManhattan Beach Open Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Capers/Flint 3 21-13, 22-20 0:55
9/22/19AVPHawaii Open Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Capers/Flint 2 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:02
8/31/19AVPGold Series Championships Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Capers/Flint 2 21-12, 21-15 0:45
5/4/19AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Klineman/Ross 1 Capers/Flint 4 21-17, 21-15 0:45
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool B Capers/Flint 15, Q2 Klineman/Ross 2 21-18, 21-19 0:34
8/18/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Winner 4 Klineman/Ross 3 Capers/Flint 2 21-11, 21-16 0:43
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 7 Capers/Flint 26 21-13, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # 4 Hughes/Wilkerson 6-0
9/4/21AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 21-10, 23-21 0:50
8/21/21AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 21-16, 21-19 0:50
7/19/20AVPThe Monster Hydro Cup Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 24-22, 21-19 1:03
7/18/20AVPThe Monster Hydro Cup Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 21-19, 21-17 0:44
8/31/19AVPGold Series Championships Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 3 21-15, 21-17 0:47
8/18/19AVPGold Series Manhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Hughes/Wilkerson 4 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 1:06
Lead the series against # 5 Cheng/Sponcil 9-1
8/22/21AVPManhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Cheng/Sponcil 2 21-18, 21-17 0:43
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 3 Cheng/Sponcil 14 Klineman/Ross 6 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 0:48
8/2/20AVPThe Porsche Cup Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Cheng/Sponcil 4 21-18, 21-17 0:50
8/1/20AVPThe Porsche Cup Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 1 Cheng/Sponcil 4 21-17, 21-15 0:48
7/25/20AVPThe Wilson Cup Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 1 Cheng/Sponcil 4 12-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:02
9/21/19AVPHawaii Open Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 1 Cheng/Sponcil 4 21-19, 21-19 0:51
8/31/19AVPGold Series Championships Winner 4 Klineman/Ross 1 Cheng/Sponcil 5 21-10, 21-16 0:43
6/9/19AVPGold Series NYC Open Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Cheng/Sponcil 5 21-19, 22-20 1:02
6/8/19AVPGold Series NYC Open Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 1 Cheng/Sponcil 5 21-15, 21-12 0:37
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 4 Cheng/Sponcil 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Kloth/Nuss 3-0
9/5/21AVPChicago Open Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Kloth/Nuss 9 21-17, 21-11 0:42
9/3/21AVPChicago Open Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 1 Kloth/Nuss 9 40-38, 21-17 1:05
8/21/21AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 1 Kloth/Nuss 9 21-9, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 12, Q5 Maestrini/Maestrini 1-0
9/5/21AVPChicago Open Finals Klineman/Ross 1 Maestrini/Maestrini 12, Q5 21-16, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 15, Q11 Rowland/Van Gunst 2-0
6/7/19AVPGold Series NYC Open Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 1 Rowland/Van Gunst 16, Q15 22-20, 21-18 0:41
8/17/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 3 Rowland/Van Gunst 30 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 16, Q15 Jerger/Newberry 1-0
9/3/21AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 1 Jerger/Newberry 16, Q15 21-13, 21-8 0:38
Lead the series against # Q3 Ponnet/Shaw 1-0
8/1/20AVPThe Porsche Cup Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 1 Ponnet/Shaw 8, Q6 21-15, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Fonoimoana/Urango 1-0
8/20/21AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 1 Fonoimoana/Urango 16 21-19, 15-21, 15-9 1:09