Hawaii’s John John Florence and Sebastian Zietz continued on in the hunt for the Hurley Pro title at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, Calif., on Wednesday.
Florence, ranked No. 2 on the World Surf League tour and the defending world champion, scored a 19.07 to 13.33 victory over Japan’s Hiroto Ohhara. Florence will face No. 21 Jeremy Flores of France and a yet-to-be determined opponent in the fourth round when surfing resumes today, conditions permitting. The winner of that heat will head to the quarterfinals, with the other two going to the fifth round.
Zietz, ranked No. 15, delivered a 16.76 to 7.04 knockout of No. 23 Italo Ferreira of Brazil in the third round. Zietz then missed his shot of going straight to the quarterfinals by placing third to Brazil’s Adriano de Souza (No. 6) and Jadson Andre (No. 32) in the fourth round. Zietz still has a shot at the quarterfinals if he can beat South Africa’s Jordy Smith, the WSL’s top-ranked surfer, in the fifth round.
Australia’s Julian Wilson (No. 5), Mick Fanning (No. 12), Ace Buchan (No. 18) and Bede Durbidge (No. 22), Brazil’s Filipe Toledo (No. 9), Portugal’s Frederico Morais (No. 14), and Kanoa Igarashi (No. 28) of Huntington Beach, Calif., are also still in contention.
Moore moves on at Swatch Pro
Hawaii’s Carissa Moore defeated top-ranked and defending world champion Tyler Wright of Australia and Lakey Peterson of Ojai, Calif., in the third round Wednesday to move on to the quarterfinals of the Swatch Pro at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, Calif.
Moore, No. 9 in the WSL women’s rankings and a three-time world champion, scored two 8.0-plus waves for a 17.43 total.
Moore’s opponent will be determined in the event’s fourth round, which will be held today, conditions permitting.
Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons (No. 2), Brazil’s Silvana Lima (No. 15), and Sage Erickson (No. 6) of Ojai, Calif., have also surfed into the quarterfinals so far.
Schremmer downed in amateur semifinals
Honolulu’s Patricia Schremmer lost in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur semifinals to Canada’s Terrill Samuel in 19 holes at the Waverley Country Club in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Schremmer beat Jackie Little of Canada, 2 and 1.
Samuel and fellow Canadian Judith Kyrinis will face off in the final today.
Core Marlin Club takes lead at HIBT
Core Marlin Club of Japan took the lead in the 58th annual Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament off Kailua-Kona on Wednesday, the third day of competition.
Fewer than 300 points separate the top four teams on the HIBT tournament leaderboard.
