Australians Sally Fitzgibbons and Liam O'Brien have come up short in the elimination round at the World Surf League's event in El Salvador.
But there was better news for compatriot Ryan Callinan, who progressed out of Heat 2 in the Punta Roca water on Friday.
A day after top-ranked Aussies Ethan Ewing and Molly Picklum recorded opening-round wins on the fourth stop of the championship tour, veteran Fitzgibbons struggled in three-to-four-foot waves and missed her chance to progress to the round of 16.