Rio de Janeiro, August 10, 2016 - April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings of the United States are looking to finish pool C undefeated while Switzerland's Isabelle Forrer/Anouk Verge-Depre are looking to win their second pool play match and advance to the elimination stage. A win by the United States will clinch pool C, while a loss will drop them to 2-1 along with Switzerland. The results of the China (1-1) and Australia (0-2) match will determine who advances to the elimination stage.
Head to Head
April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings have won all three meetings on the FIVB World Tour, including two wins in 2016.
• Ross/Walsh Jennings won 31-29 and 21-16 in 45 minutes, Moscow Grand Slam, Pool Play, 05/26/2016
• Ross/Walsh Jennings won 22-20 and 21-12 in 33 minutes, Fuzhou Open, Semi-finals, 04/24/2016
• Ross/Walsh Jennings won 21-13 and 21-16 in 35 minutes, Long Beach Grand Slam, Round of 16, 08/21/2015
Historically the #10 seed has won two of the three meetings against the #3 seed in the Olympic Games.
• Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings (3), United States def. Kristyna Kolocova/Marketa Slukova (10), Czech Republic, 21-14, 21-19 in 36 minutes, Pool Play, London (2012).
• Tamsin Hinchley/Natalie Cook (10), Australia def. Ana Paula Henkel/Larissa Franca (3), Brazil, 23-21, 23-21 in 51 minutes, Pool Play, Beijing (2008).
• Danja Musch/Susanne Lahme (10), Germany def. Ana Paula Henkel/Sandra Pires (3), Brazil, 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 in 53 minutes, Pool Play, Athens (2004).
April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States, Seed #3, Pool C, 2-0, MAX Set Ratio, 1.6154 Point Ratio, Qualified 3rd with 6,670 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• April: June 20, 1982 (34y1m17d), 185 cm (6'1"), 76 kg (169 lbs.), Hometown Newport Beach, California 114th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 36th), 20 gold medals (ranks 8th), $979,175 career winnings (ranks 8th)
• Kerri: August 15, 1978 (37y11m22d), 188 cm (6'2"), 70 kg (155 lbs.), Hometown Santa Clara, California 115th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 34th), 54 gold medals (ranks 2nd), $1,409,170 career winnings, (ranks 3rd)
• April and Kerri have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 29th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, 10 gold medals (ranks 7th), $680,500 career winnings (ranks 17th).
• April has played in 54 FIVB World Tour final fours with 20 gold, 15 silver, 11 bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes.
• Kerri has played in 86 FIVB World Tour final fours with 54 gold, 18 silver, nine bronze medals and five 4th place finishes.
• April and Kerri have played in 11 Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Bronze Fuzhou Open 2015, 4th Gstaad Major 2015, Silver Long Beach Grand Slam 2015, Gold Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 2016, Silver Vitória Open 2016, Bronze Xiamen Open 2016, Gold Fuzhou Open 2016, Gold Cincinnati Open 2016, Gold Moscow Grand Slam 2016, 4th Hamburg Major 2016, Silver Gstaad Major 2016).
• April won the silver medal in the Olympic Games with Jennifer Kessy in 2012 (London).
• Kerri is a three-time defending Olympic games gold medalist, winning with Misty May-Treanor in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing), and 2012 (London). She is competing in her fourth Olympics in beach volleyball, more than any other woman in Rio, which ties May-Treanor for second most. Australia's Natalie Cook leads all women with five Olympic appearances from 1996-2012.
• April and Kerri finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague).
• April finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad), won the gold medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and finished 5th in 2011 (Rome), all with Jennifer Kessy and finished 4th with Whitney Pavlik in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Kerri finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2001 (Klagenfurt), won gold medals in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro), 2005 (Berlin), and 2007 (Gstaad), and won the silver medal in 2011 (Rome), all with Misty May-Treanor.
• April and Kerri are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,730 points and 2nd in winnings with $217,000.
• April and Kerri have a career 147-26 (85.0%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 81-18 (81.8%) record in 2015-16.
• April was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2007, Best Hitter in 2009 and 2011, Best Offensive Player in 2009, and Best Server in 2011, 2012, and 2015.
• Kerri was named the FIVB World Tour Best Blocker in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2014, Best Hitter in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012, Best Offensive Player in 2007 and 2014, Most Inspirational in 2011, 2012, and 2014, Most Outstanding in 2007, 2012, 2013, and 2014, Sportsperson in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2012, and was the FIVB World Tour Points Champion in 2002 with Misty May-Treanor.
• Kerri is the oldest women's player competing in the Rio Olympics at 37 years, 11 months. She is the sixth oldest in all Olympic Games; Australia's Kerri Pottharst is the oldest at 39 years, 1 month at the start of the 2004 Olympics in Sydney.
• Defeated Mariafe Artacho/Nicole Laird, Australia (22), 21-14 and 21-13 in 34 minutes.
• Defeated Fan Wang/Yuan Yue, China (15), 21-16 and 21-9 in 33 minutes.
Isabelle Forrer/Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland, Seed #10, Pool C, 1-1, 1.000 Set Ratio, 1.0265 Point Ratio, Qualified 12th with 4,640 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Isabelle: March 28, 1982 (34y4m9d), 178 cm (5'10"), 64 kg (142 lbs.), Hometown St. Gallen, 116th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 33rd), one gold medal, $199,975 career winnings (ranks 90th)
• Anouk: February 11, 1992 (24y5m26d), 185 cm (6'1"), 69 kg (153 lbs.), Hometown Bern, 58th FIVB World Tour event, one gold medal, $161,825 career winnings
• Isabelle and Anouk have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 58th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 38th), one gold medal, $323,650 career winnings (ranks 52nd).
• Isabelle has played in five FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, one silver, one bronze medal and two 4th place finishes.
• Anouk has played in five FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, one silver, one bronze medal and two 4th place finishes.
• Isabelle and Anouk have played in five Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Silver Sochi Open 2015, Bronze Xiamen Open 2015, 4th Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 2016, Gold Xiamen Open 2016, 4th Fuzhou Open 2016).
• Isabelle and Anouk finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 17th in 2015 (The Hague).
• Isabelle finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Sarah Schmocker in 2009 (Stavanger).
• Isabelle and Anouk are currently ranked 8th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,110 points and 11th in winnings with $97,700.
• Isabelle and Anouk have a career 123-124 (49.8%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 77-54 (58.8%) record in 2015-16.
• Isabelle and Anouk won one gold medal and two silver medals on the European (CEV) Continental Tour from 2012-15.
• Isabelle won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Melanie Schonenberger in 2002 (Catania, Italy).
• Anouk won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Nina Betschart in 2012 (Halifax, Canada).
• Lost to Fan Wang/Yuan Yue, China (15), 22-24, 21-18, and 12-15 in 66 minutes.
• Defeated Mariafe Artacho/Nicole Laird, Australia (22), 19-21, 21-16, and 21-19 in 62 minutes.