KIA Open Semi-final Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Jen Boss/April Ross, United States vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany Team Uniform Uniform Qualifying Seed Player No. Player No. Country ............ Seed 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States 11 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2 Germany Kessy and Ross lead the SWATCH series with Ludwig/Goller 2-1. Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/5/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 21-14, 21-16 0:40 3/27/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Goller/Ludwig 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:00 6/30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-19, 21-18 0:45 · Kessy and Ross have won three SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including the last two international stops last season in Thailand and China. · Kessy and Ross finished the 2008 SWATCH season as the No. 2 team on the points list behind Brazilians Shelda Bede and Ana Paula Connelly. This was the highest finish by an American team since 2003 when Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh placed second behind Sandra Pires and Ana Paula. · Kessy and Ross missed qualifying for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after being edged by Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs for the second USA berth. · After winning a country quota playoff and two qualifying matches at the 2007 Norwegian Grand Slam, Kessy and Ross captured the Stavanger gold medal as the 29th-seeded team in the competition by upsetting China’s Jia Tian and Jie Wang 21-14 and 21-12 in the finals. · The Norwegian Grand Slam title came in Ross’ fourth SWATCH event. · Kessy and Ross currently rank 28th in FIVB career team earnings. · Prior to the Stavanger gold medal, Kessy best previous SWATCH finish was a fourth in the 2005 season finale in Mexico with Nancy Mason. · Kessy won a 2001 FIVB Satellite gold medal with Heather Lowe at Pattaya, Thailand. · Ross was the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour rookie-of-the-year. · Boss won the 2008 American “Queen-of-the-Beach” title in September at Glendale, Arizona. · On the American domestic tour this season, Kessy and Ross compiled an record with both setbacks in the finals to Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs. KIA Open Results Winner 1 def. Luana Madeira / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (32, Q13) 21-7, 21-16 35 minutes Winner 2 def. Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins / Cristine "Saka" Santanna, Georgia (17) 21-13, 21-16 32 Winner 3 def. Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (25) 21-15, 21-10 38 Winner 4 def. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (5) 20-22, 21-14, 15-11 54 Semi-finals vs. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (11) Medal vs. Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) or Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (5) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:......................................................4-0 Since 2007 Matches Won-Lost: ...................................... 86-31 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ............................................................8-1 Since 2007 Tournaments Played: ........................................ 21 2009 Tournaments Played: .....................................................1 Since 2007 Best Finish:........................................1st (3 times) 2009 Best Finish:..................................4th or better (Brasília) Since 2007 Winnings: ................................................ $291,900 2009 Winnings: .............................................................$11,200 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 6 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org KIA Open Semi-final Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Jen Boss/April Ross, United States vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany Team Uniform Uniform Qualifying Seed Player No. Player No. Country ............ Seed 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States 11 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2 Germany Kessy and Ross lead the SWATCH series with Ludwig/Goller 2-1. Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 6/5/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 21-14, 21-16 0:40 3/27/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Goller/Ludwig 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:00 6/30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-19, 21-18 0:45 · Goller and Ludwig placed ninth in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were the Germans were eliminated by the Schwaiger sisters (Doris and Stephanie) of Austria 23-21, 11-21 and 18-16 in 54 minutes. · Goller and Ludwig best FIVB finish together was a 2007 second in Espinho, Portugal. · Goller and Ludwig were the gold medal winners at the 2008 European championships in Hamburg, Germany. · Goller and Ludwig had four European tour medals in 2008, including gold in Spain and Russia along with the continental championships. · Ludwig was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2007 with Tamsin Barnett of Australia. · Ludwig was a gold medal winner with Jana Kohler at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 18 in Pattaya, Thailand. KIA Open Results Winner 1 def. Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (22) 21-14, 21-14 35 minutes Winner 2 def. Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (6, Q1) 21-14, 21-14 39 Winner 3 def. Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundquist, Sweden (14) 21-17, 21-16 47 Winner 4 def. Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) 19-21, 17-21 39 Contender 6 def. Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (6, Q1) 21-16, 21-23, 18-16 69 Semi-finals vs. Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (1) Medal vs. Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) or Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (5) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:.................................................... 4-1 Since 2005 Matches Won-Lost, including CQ: ......... 108-73* 2009 Sets Won-Lost: .......................................................... 8-3 Since 2005 Tournaments Played: ......................................42* 2009 Tournaments Played: ................................................... 1 Since 2005 Best Finish:.........................2nd (Espinho 2007)* 2009 Best Finish:..................................4th or better (Brasília) Since 2005 Winnings: ..............................................$231,750* 2009 Winnings: .............................................................$11,200 *includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite events Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 2 of 6 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org KIA Open Semi-final Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States vs. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 2 Nicole Branagh 1 Elaine Youngs 2 United States 5 Juliana Felisberta Silva 1 Larissa Franca 2 Brazil Juliana and Larissa have a 3-2 SWATCH record against Branagh and Youngs. Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 5/30/2008 Barcelona Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 1:02 5/18/2008 Seoul Open Bronze Medal Branagh/Youngs 21-19, 13-21, 15-7 0:49 3/29/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Semi-Finals Juliana/Larissa 21-17, 21-14 0:43 8/31/2007 St. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Juliana/Larissa 21-12, 21-14 0:34 9/29/2006 Vitória Open Semi-Finals Juliana/Larissa 21-18, 21-19 0:47 · Winners of a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at the 2008 Barcelona stop where Youngs became the oldest woman to win an international Beach Volleyball title. · Youngs has won 12 SWATCH FIVB World Tour with five different partners. · Youngs ranks ninth in career FIVB earnings with US$646,473. · Youngs placed third at the 1999 SWATCH FIVB World Championships with Liz Masakayan in Marseille, France. · Youngs placed fourth at the 2001 SWATCH FIVB World Championships with Barbra Fontana in Klagenfurt, Austria. · Youngs has competed in three Olympics, including two Beach Volleyball Summer Games. · Youngs and Holly McPeak won the bronze medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games · Branagh and Youngs placed fifth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. · Branagh and Youngs currently rank 30th in FIVB career team earnings. · Youngs and Masakayan were edged for a Sydney 2000 Olympic spot by McPeak and Misty May-Treanor. · Youngs competed in the Volleyball competition at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Games. · On the American tour this season, Branagh and Youngs have a 10-0 match mark with two title after defeating Jen Kessy and April Ross in both finals. KIA Open Results Winner 1 def. Xitlali Herrera / Rosario Reyes, Mexico (31, Q10) 21-12, 21-17 37 minutes Winner 2 def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (15) 21-18, 21-11 39 Winner 3 def. Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (23) 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 55 Winner 4 def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (11) 21-19, 21-17 39 Semi-finals vs. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (5) Medal vs. Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (1) or Sara Golller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (11) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:......................................................4-0 Since 2006 Matches Won-Lost: .....................................95-31 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ............................................................8-1 Since 2006 Tournaments Played: .......................................21 2009 Tournaments Played: .....................................................1 Since 2006 Best Finish:........................ 1st (Barcelona 2008) 2009