Andersen Eliminated in Women’s U.S. Surfing

Lisa Andersen of Florida and Melanie Redman-Carr of Australia, two of the top female professional surfers on tour, were eliminated Friday morning in the round of 32 at the Philips U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach.

Kim Hamrock of Huntington Beach and Erica Hosseini of Newport Beach, the only Southern Californians remaining in the women’s round of 32, also were eliminated. The women’s semifinals are set for 3 p.m. today and the final will follow at 4:10 p.m.

Shane Beschen and Chris Ward of San Clemente won their heats in the men’s division to advance to today’s round of 64. Tim Reyes of Huntington Beach and Max Hoshino of Santa Ana finished second in separate heats and also earned qualifying spots.