Parmenter Eliminated in Pro Surfing Event
Dave Parmenter of Huntington Beach failed to reach the quarterfinals of the $42,000 Stubbies Pro surfing contest Saturday when he lost his third-round heat to Barton Lynch of Manly, Australia.
Lynch, the current Assn. of Surfing Professionals points leader, then was defeated in the quarterfinals by Shaun Tomson of Los Angeles.
In today’s semifinals, Tomson will meet Tom Curren of Santa Barbara, who defeated Tom Carroll of Newport, Australia, in the quarterfinals. In the other semifinal, Mark Occhilupo of Cronulla, Australia, will surf against Michael Burness of Durban, South Africa. In the quarterfinals, Occhilupo defeated Greg Winton of Newport, Australia, and Burness beat 17-year-old rookie Sunny Garcia of Hawaii.
The men’s semifinals begin at 8 a.m. The semifinals of the women’s Michelob Cup tournament, also at Oceanside Pier, begin today at 7 a.m.
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