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Sullivan advances, Irons eliminated in French surf
Advertiser Staff
Pancho Sullivan of Sunset Beach advanced to the fourth round, and Kaua'i's Andy Irons was upset in the third round of the Quiksilver Pro France men's surfing contest yesterday.
The third round was completed in inconsistent 4- to 6-foot waves at Hossegor, France.
Sullivan defeated Brazil's Victor Ribas, 10.5-6.1.
"I got a 4.0 early in the heat and I really just felt that if I could chip away eventually I would maybe get a good one," Sullivan said. "I got one and was lucky to get a little barrel and get the score I needed to lead. It was a tough heat, one of those you just really have to keep your composure with."
Sullivan, who is currently ranked No. 8 in the world, is scheduled to face South Africa's Greg Emslie in the fourth round.
Irons, who is ranked No. 4, was eliminated by Australia's Luke Munro, 10.83-4.0.
Current world champion Kelly Slater of Florida also was upset yesterday. He was eliminated by Tahiti's Michel Bourez.
BASKETBALL
HURRICANES ADD MATSUI
The Hawai'i Hurricanes took another step in preparing for its inaugural American Basketball Association season yesterday with the hiring of assistant coach Darrell Matsui.
Matsui served the past three years as an assistant coach for Chaminade, which won a Pacific West Conference championship in 2005-06. Before that, Matsui served as an assistant coach for Hawai'i Pacific University, which won the NAIA championship in 1993.
TENNIS
DENG ADVANCES
Top-seeded Maggie Deng of Brigham Young-Hawai'i beat Cal Poly-Pomona's Mallory Brady, 6-0, 6-1, yesterday in a second-round match of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Regionals in Pomona, Calif.
Deng plays Hawai'i Pacific's Nina Mihova in the quarterfinals today.
