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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Ian Kirkwood

UPDATE Surfest: Philippa Anderson out, Baker through, Joshua Levey out as competition resumes

Surfest Sunday

PHILIPPA Anderson has been knocked out of Surfest after going within seconds of progressing in quarter final one when young Victorian Ellie Harrison scored a buzzer beater to jump from third to second, pushing Anderson into third place and out of the contest.

The commentators said Harrison "rode over dry rocks at the Ladies" to get the score with seconds to go.

In the second quarter, resident Novocastrian Sarah Baum continued her giant-killing run, winning the heat ahead of Dimity Stoyle to progress to the semi-finals, with Mia Huppatz and Alysse Cooper falling out of the mix.

EARLIER

MEREWETHER Championship Tour (CT) surfer Jackson Baker has made it through to the Round of 16 but his clubmate Wildcard entrant, Joshua Levey, fell agonisingly short of progress with a close third position in the fourth heat.

Ryan Callinan, the other Merewether CT participant in the event, surfs in the eighth heat of the day.

With the waves getting better throughout the late morning and into the early afternoon, the remaining surf on display promises to be sensational.

To fit the surfing into a single day, all of the matchups of both events, right through to the finals, will be four-person heats.

Sarah Baum
Jackson Baker. Picture: Paul Danovaro
Merewether lineup. Picture: Paul Danovaro
Jackson Baker men's R32 heat 1
Ellie Brooks. Picture: Paul Danovaro
Picture: Paul Danovaro
Picture: Paul Danovaro
Picture: Paul Danovaro
Ellie Harrison
Dimity Stoyle
Sophie McCulloch
Sierra Kerr
Billy Stairmand. Picture: Paul Danovaro
Levi Stewart. Picture: Paul Danovaro

The women's Round of 32 was run run in clean but chancy conditions at Merewether with South African Merewether resident Sarah Baum a big winner in her heat against Philippa Anderson, who also progressed through to the Round of 16.

Merewether's Jackson Baker hit the water just before 10am as the City of Newcastle Pro Round of 32 began after the women's heats were finished.

Baker progressed through to the Round of 16, with a clear 12.50 to 10.00 win over New Zealander Billy Stairmand, with Noah Stocca and Levi Stewart in third and fourth places.

The commentators said a number of fancied surfers dropped out of the race this morning, including Nyxie Ryan and Zahli Kelly, while Merewether hope Amelie Bourke had a difficult time in the opening heat, and finished fourth.

Leo Fioravanti during his Sunday heat. Picture: Paul Danovaro

Results of the men's Round of 32, with first and second to progress and third and fourth eliminated:

Heat 1 Jackson Baker, Billy Stairmand, Noah Stocca, Levi Stewart

Heat 2 Jacob Willcox, Tully Wylie, Zane Assink, George Pittar

Heat 3 Frederico Morais, Ben Spence, Duke Wrencher, Kyuss King

Heat 4 Samson Coulter, Sheldon Simkus, Joshua Levy, Mitch Parkinson

Heat 5 Leonardo Fioravanti, Thomas Carvalho, Maddy Job, Jarvis Earle

Heat 6 Nathan Hedge, Joel Vaughan, Harry Phillips, Cooper Davies

Heat 7 Kalani Ball, Elliott Paerata-Reid, Te Hehukehu Butler, Mike Clayton-Brown

Heat 8 Ryan Callinan, Chris Zaffis, Jordan Lawler, Archer Curtis

Women's Round of 32, top two through to the Round of 16

Dimity Stoyle

Heat 1 Paige Hareb, Mia Huppatz, Sophie McCulloch, Amelie Bourke

Heat 2 Ellie Harrison, Alysse Cooper, Keely Andrew, Gabi Spake

Heat 3 Dimity Stoyle, Ellie Brooks, Sierra Kerr, Shay Leeuwendal

Heat 4 Sarah Baum, Philippa Anderson, Coco Cairns, Charli Hately

Heat 5 Alyssa Lock, Macy Callaghan, Logan Dalton, Gia Lorentson

Heat 6 Freya Prumm, Sage Goldsbury, Concha Balsaemo, Jesse Starling

Heat 7 Raya Campbell, Sasha Baker, Charli Hurst, Zahli Kelly

Heat 8 Kobie Enright, Holly Williams, Nyxie Ryan, Saffi Vette.

EARLIER TODAY

SURFEST has resumed this morning after three days of chaotic weather culminated in yesterday's massive seas and their shoreline destruction.

As predicted, Sunday has dawned sunny and relatively calm, with the swell down to a clean and solid 1.5 metres to 2.5 metres, groomed by a 20kmh northwesterly wind.

Organisers said competition would resume today with the women's round of 32 then the men's with the same.

In order to complete in time, heat times have been cut to 20 minutes.

The AAP Consulting Women's Pro and the City of Newcastle Pro Presented by Burton Automotive are the final stop on the Qualifying Series for the men and the women, with the placings having a major influence on who steps up to the Challenger Series that is the intermediary competition between Surfest level Qualifying Series and the Championship Tour.

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Picture: Courtesy Surfline
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