KIA Open Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 GOLD - Jen Boss/April Ross, United States vs. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States 5 Juliana Felisberta Silva 1 Larissa Franca 2 Brazil Juliana and Larissa lead the SWATCH series with Kessy and Ross 4-2. Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 4/23/2009 Brasilia Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 20-22, 21-14, 15-11 0:54 6/14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Juliana/Larissa 21-11, 21-19 0:41 5/24/2008 Osaka Open Contender 6 Juliana/Larissa 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:58 5/17/2008 Seoul Open Contender 6 Juliana/Larissa 21-18, 26-24 0:48 9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open Gold Medal Juliana/Larissa 23-21, 21-17 0:48 8/30/2007 St. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 21-17 0:46 · 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 27TH 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 def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (11) 21-16, 21-14 37 Gold vs. Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (5) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:......................................................5-0 Since 2007 Matches Won-Lost: ...................................... 87-31 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ..........................................................10-1 Since 2007 Tournaments Played: ........................................ 21 2009 Tournaments Played: .....................................................1 Since 2007 Best Finish:........................................1st (3 times) 2009 Best Finish:.................................2nd or better (Brasília) Since 2007 Winnings: ................................................ $301,700 2009 Winnings: .............................................................$21,000 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 1 of 5 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org KIA Open Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 GOLD - Jen Boss/April Ross, United States vs. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil Team Uniform Uniform Qualifying Seed Player No. Player No. Country ............ Seed 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States 5 Juliana Felisberta Silva 1 Larissa Franca 2 Brazil Juliana and Larissa lead the SWATCH series with Kessy and Ross 4-2. Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 4/23/2009 Brasilia Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 20-22, 21-14, 15-11 0:54 6/14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Juliana/Larissa 21-11, 21-19 0:41 5/24/2008 Osaka Open Contender 6 Juliana/Larissa 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:58 5/17/2008 Seoul Open Contender 6 Juliana/Larissa 21-18, 26-24 0:48 9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open Gold Medal Juliana/Larissa 23-21, 21-17 0:48 8/30/2007 St. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 21-17 0:46 · Larissa placed fifth in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Ana Paula Connelly as Juliana withdrew two days before the start of the competition due to a right knee injury. She had surgery in the weeks to followi. · Larissa and Juliana won 21 SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including one in 2004, six in 2005, seven in 2006, five in 2007 and two in 2008. · Larissa and Juliana posted silver and bronze medal finishes at the 2005 and 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships, respectively. · Larissa and Juliana are three-time (2005 through 2007) SWATCH FIVB World Tour champions. · Larissa and Juliana won were gold medal winners at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Larissa and Juliana rank third on the all-time FIVB money list behind Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede of Brazil (US$2,207,965) and Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States ($1,540,540) · The $409,750 earnings for Juliana and Larissa in 2005 was a SWATCH FIVB World Tour single-season record for both men and women breaking the previous mark of $332,000 by Emanuel Rego and ZeMarco deMelo of Brazil in 1996. · Larissa was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2006. · Larissa was a bronze medal winner at the 2003 PanAmerican Games in the Dominican Republic with Ana Richa. KIA Open Results Winner 1 def. Maria Bratkova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (28) 21-11, 21-14 28 minutes Winner 2 def. Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (12) 21-11, 21-18 41 Winner 3 def. Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (13) 21-17, 21-9 33 Winner 4 lost to Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (1) 22-20, 14-21, 11-15 54 Contender 6 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (9) 21-14, 22-20 34 Semi-finals def. Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 55 Gold vs. Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (1) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:......................................................5-1 Since 2004 Matches Won-Lost: ...................................322-66 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ..........................................................11-2 Since 2004 Tournaments Played: .......................................60 2009 Tournaments Played: .....................................................1 Since 2004 Best Finish:..................................... 1st (21 titles) 2009 Best Finish:.................................2nd or better (Brasília) Since 2004 Winnings: ..................................... $1,390,050,000 2009 Winnings: .............................................................$21,000 Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Page 2 of 5 FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345 35.45 For more Beach Volleyball news visit www.fivb.org KIA Open Medal Match Notes Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 BRONZE - Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States vs. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 2 Nicole Branagh 1 Elaine Youngs 2 United States 11 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2 Germany Branagh and Youngs have a 4-0 SWATCH record against Goller and Ludwig. Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 4/23/2009 Brasilia Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 21-19, 21-17 0:39 5/30/2008 Barcelona Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:57 3/29/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 21-14, 21-17 0:42 7/27/2007 Gstaad Worlds Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 21-17, 21-19 0:40 · 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 lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva / Larissa Franca, Brazil (5) 16-21, 21-18, 12-15 55 Bronze Sara Golller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (11) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:......................................................4-1 Since 2006 Matches Won-Lost: .....................................95-32 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ............................................................9-3 Since 2006 Tournaments Played: .......................................21 2009 Tournaments Played: .....................................................1 Since 2006 Best Finish:.......................