Semi-Final Notes

Semi-Final Notes

Sanya Open presented by Olympic Bay November 1 Women’s Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Match No. Time Court Team A Team B Gender Round Sunday, November 1 59 9:07 1 Ross-Kessy USA [1] Akers-Turner USA [3] Women Semi-finals 60 10:07 1 Cicolari-Menegatti ITA [15] Kuhn-Zumkehr SUI [11] Women Semi-finals 61 14:37 1 Loser of match #59 Loser of match #60 Women Bronze 62 15:37 1 Winner of match #59 Winner of match #60 Women Gold Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland For more news visit www.fivb.org FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45 To Semi-finals - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States Team WOMEN Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No. Country 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States 3 Angie Akers 1 Tyra Turner 2 United States Kessy & Ross lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series against Akers & Turner 5-0 (*American domestic events) Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 9/13/2009 Barcelona Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 21-13, 21-19 0:43 9/11/2009 Barcelona Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 30-28 0:57 8/21/2009 Aland Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 21-17 0:39 7/24/2009 Marseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 21-19 0:42 7/3/2009 World Championships Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 17-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:51 *9/4/09 Tournament of Champions Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 21-18, 21-19 0:45 *4/19/09 Riverside Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-15, 21-18 0:46 · Kessy and Ross are the defending Sanya Open champions after defeating Ying Huang/Xi Zhang of China 21-17 and 23-21 in the 44-minute 2008 finale. · Kessy and Ross have won five SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals, including two this season at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, followed by a Grand Slam win in Marseille, France. · Kessy and Ross had competed in sixth-straight SWATCH FIVB World Tour semi-final, including silver medal placements in Dubai (October 2008), Brazil (April 2009) and Korea (May 2009) before placing fifth (Switzerland) and ninth (Moscow) in their next two events. · Kessy and Ross have competed in eight gold medal match in their last 13 SWATCH starts. · 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 th e Stavanger gold medal as the 29th- -14 and 21-12 in the finals. · Kessy and Ross are currently ninth in FIVB career team earnings at US$519,100 to rank second among all American teams. · Kessy is currently 27th on the all-time earnings list ($308,525) and Ross is 30th ($261,050). · Prior to the 2007 Stavanger title, Kessy best previous SWATCH finish was a fourth in the 2005 season finale in Mexico with Na ncy Mason. · Kessy won a 2001 FIVB Satellite gold medal with Heather Lowe at Pattaya, Thailand. · Ross was the 2007 SWATCH FIVB World Tour rookie-of-the-year. · Kessy won the 2008 and 2009 Amer -of-the- · On the American domestic tour this season, Kessy and Ross compiled a 47-6 record with $207,700 in earnings. · Kessy and Ross have won four domestic titles this season with nine final appearances. Each finale has been against Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs. Kessy and Ross have a 140-44 match mark for 37 domestic events with four titles, 12 seconds and 27 semi-final appearances since forming their partnership in 2007. For earnings, Kessy and Ross have won $539,250 together. · 69 domestic and international events is $1,070,350 with nine titles and a 272-89 match mark. Sanya Open Results Winner 1 def. Julaluk Radarong / Manerat Udomchavee, Thailand (32) 21-15, 21-16 37 minutes Winner 2 def. Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (16) 21-11, 20-22, 15-12 57 Winner 3 def. Danielle Remmers / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (25, Q6) 21-6, 21-15 37 Winner 4 def. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (5) 21-19, 24-22 47 Semi-Finals vs. Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (3) Medal Match vs. Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (15, Q8) or Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (11) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:............................................51-12 Since 2007 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...............................133-43 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost: ................................................101-30 Since 2007 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...................................31 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: .............................................11 Since 2007 SWATCH Best Finish:.................................. 1st (5 times) 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ............... 1st (Stavanger WC, Marseille) Since 2007 SWATCH Winnings:........................................... $519,100 2009 SWATCH Winnings: ..................................................... $238,400 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 5, Lost 5) 1. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Russia - St. Petersburg (9/1/2007), 23-21, 21-17 (48), FIVB Event No. 164 2. def. Tian/Jie Wang, CHINA, Norway - Stavanger (6/30/2007), 21-14, 21-12 (44), No. 156 3. lost to Nicole Branagh/Kerri Walsh, UNITED STATES, United Arab Emirates - Dubai (10/11/08), 21-18, 21-19 (46), No. 184 4. def. Branagh/Tyra Turner, UNITED STATES, Thailand, Phuket (11/9/08), 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 (63), No. 185 5. def. Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, CHINA, China, Sanya (11/16/08), 21-17, 23-21 (44), No. 186 6. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Brazil - Brasília (4/35/2009), 21-18, 21-18 (44), No. 187 7. lost to Talita Antunes/Maria Antonelli, BRAZIL, Korea - Seoul (5/31/2009), 20-22, 16-21 (45), No. 190 8. def. Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Norway World Championships - Stavanger (7/4/09), 30-28, 23-21 (58), No. 191 9. def. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, GREECE, France - Marseille (7/26/09), 21-16, 21-17 (42), No. 194 10. lost to Juliana/Larissa, BRAZIL, Finland - Aland (8/22/2009), 15-21, 26-28 (46), No. 198 Semi-finals - Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States vs. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States Team WOMEN Uniform Uniform ............. Qualification Seed Player No. Player No. Country ............ Seed 1 April Ross 1 Jennifer Kessy 2 United States 3 Angie Akers 1 Tyra Turner 2 United States Kessy & Ross lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series against Akers & Turner 5-0 (*American domestic events) Date FIVB Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 9/13/2009 Barcelona Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 21-13, 21-19 0:43 9/11/2009 Barcelona Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 30-28 0:57 8/21/2009 Aland Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 21-17 0:39 7/24/2009 Marseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 21-17, 21-19 0:42 7/3/2009 World Championships Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 17-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:51 *9/4/09 Tournament of Champions Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 21-18, 21-19 0:45 *4/19/09 Riverside Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 21-15, 21-18 0:46 · Akers and Turner are playing together for the first-time this season as the Americans placed fourth in their first SWATCH stop this season in Osaka, Japan. · Akers and Turner also placed fourth in Barcelona where they dropped two matches to Jen Kessy and April Ross. · Turner and Rachel Wacholder placed second at 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour stops in Stare Jablonki (Poland) and Paris. · acholder at the 2007 Paris stop where the Americans claimed a bronze medal. · Turner and Nicole Branagh placed second and third together at SWATCH FIVB World Tour stops in Phuket (Thailand) and Sanya (China), respectively, at the end of the 2008 season. · Turner currently ranks 70th all-time in career FIVB winnings ($160,800). · Akers has played professional with four different Beach Volleyball Olympians, including Holly McPeak, Branagh, Kerri Pottharst and Sara Straton. · Akers organized a for American players to visit U.S. Army troops in Kosovo in the summer of 2007. · Akers and Turner have posted an 30-19 match mark on the American domestic tour this season with three third-places and $72,440 in earnings. Sanya Open Results Winner 1 def. Xitlali Herrera / Rosario Reyes, Mexico (30, Q10) 21-10, 21-13 28 minutes Winner 2 def. Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (14) 23-21, 21-19 39 Winner 3 def. Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (11) 21-15, 24-26, 15-11 56 Winner 4 lost to Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (15, Q8) 13-21, 16-21 41 Contender 6 def. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (2) 21-14, 13-21, 19-17 51 Semi-Finals vs. Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (1) Medal Match vs. Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (15, Q8) or Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (11) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:............................... 32-17 2009 SWATCH Best Finish:.............. 4th (Osaka, Barcelona) 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:...................................... 66-43 2009 SWATCH Winnings:......................................... $104,100 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played:................................. 10 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay Sunday, November 01, 2009 Match #59: Semi-Finals (1) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States vs.

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