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"\"&lt;h2&gt;Lakey Peterson Drops A Perfect 10 On Day 1 Of TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival&lt;\\/h2&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;TARANAKI, New Plymouth\\/NZL (Thursday, April 4, 2013) &amp;#8211; Opening day of the TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival featuring the Dow AgroSciences Pro completed Rounds 1 and 2 of competition, culminating the day\\u2019s action in offshore two-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Fitzroy Beach. The ideal conditions saw performance levels rise throughout the day, including the event\\u2019s first perfect 10 point ride earned by California standout Lakey Peterson (USA), 18.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Peterson got off to a slow start in her Round 1 affair, but eventually locked in to a steep lefthander, unloading a powerful combination of committed backhand turns to earn the 10-point ride. The natural-footer backed up the flawless effort with an additional lefthander, notching a 7.60 to punctuate her incredible opening round performance.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cThe waves got really fun, actually,\\u201d Peterson said. \\u201cIt was bigger than it had been in the morning and I was really relaxed. It turned on right before we paddled out.\\u201d Peterson, current No. 6 on the ASP Women\\u2019s WCT, was in sizzling form at Bells Beach while finishing equal 3rd and has her eye on the podium in New Zealand. \\u201cBells was a good turning point for me and I came close but I was bummed to lose in the Semifinal,\\u201d Peterson said. \\u201cIt\\u2019d feel great to win this event and finish off this leg on a high note. If the waves stay like this it\\u2019s going to be a fun event.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), 22, past TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival Winner (2010), built momentum in the offshore afternoon conditions with fluid combinations on both her forehand and backhand to take a convincing Round 1 win. \\u201cConditions are improving and we were lucky to wait for tide to turn around,\\u201d Fitzgibbons said. \\u201cThe wind is coming around and I think there will be some really exciting surfing at this event.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Carissa Moore (HAW), 20, past champion of the TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival (2011), opened her campaign with a dominant Round 1 victory. Moore, who has won the last two ASP Women\\u2019s WCT events, carried her Australian success to the New Zealand beachbreak and looked equally dangerous in her opening heat this morning. \\u201cIt feels really good to advance straight through to Round 3,\\u201d Moore said. \\u201cThe waves were a little slow and the conditions are a little tough, but the girls are all doing really well. I\\u2019m really excited for the next couple of days. I love New Zealand and I\\u2019m happy to be back here.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), 19, 2013 ASP WCT Rookie, was responsible for a Round 1 upset, relegating current ASP World Title threat Tyler Wright (AUS), 19, and past ASP World Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER), 29, to Round 2 with an impressive effort at Fitzroy Beach. \\u201cI just really wanted to skip that second round,\\u201d Buitendag said. \\u201cThe last two or three months is the first time I\\u2019ve surfed three man heats where i have had to win the heat to get through, so i have been getting used to that. It\\u2019s my rookie year so I\\u2019m just finding my feet and it\\u2019s an exciting year for me.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Coco Ho (HAW), 21, has been in dangerous form during the season opening events despite losing a few close heats and found success early in Taranaki today. Ho took out a massive Round 1 win, relegating defending event champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 25, and ASP WCT Sophomore Sage Erickson (USA), 22, to Round 2 with a come from behind effort \\u201cWe got down here at dark and I was excited to get jersey on after Bells,\\u201d Ho said. \\u201cYou never know what\\u2019s going to happen in these beachbreak conditions. You don\\u2019t have time to watch the other girls, so you just surf. I think I started last of all the girls in that heat. I didn\\u2019t get my heat going until later and it was close. I know Steph (Gilmore) can do anything and she ripped that last one.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;While Gilmore fell to Ho\\u2019s late heat rampage in Round 1, The five-time ASP Women\\u2019s World Champion immediately rebounded in Round 2 against Sofia Mulanovich. Gilmore opened her campaign with a 9.80 and backed the ride up with an 8.60 securing her Round 3 position and the day\\u2019s high heat-total. \\u201cIt\\u2019s actulaly really fun,\\u201d Gilmore said. \\u201c30 minutes wasn\\u2019t long enough. I wanted to stay out all day. I saw a few righthanders earlier and they turned out to be good in my heat. I was looking for a barrel out there and couldn\\u2019t find one, but I\\u2019ve seen images of this beach with perfect a-frames and hopefully we\\u2019ll get some tomorrow.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Event organizers will reconvene at 7am local time for a possible 7:30am start. The TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival featuring the Dow AgroSciences Pro holds a waiting period from April 3 \\u2013 7 and is webcast LIVE via &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.nzsurffestival.co.nz\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;nzsurffestival.co.nz&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For more information, log onto &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.aspworldtour.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;www.aspworldtour.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000159322\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/04\\/Lakey-Peterson.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000159322\\\" title=\\\"Lakey Peterson\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/04\\/Lakey-Peterson.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Lakey Peterson\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"426\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Lakey Peterson leading the day 1 charge in New Zealand. Photo: ASP&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TSB BANK NZ SURF FESTIVAL ROUND 1 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 11.75, Paige Hareb (NZL) 10.35, Malia Manuel (HAW) 7.15&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Coco Ho (HAW) 12.75, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 12.45, Sage Erickson (USA) 9.95&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.50, Pauline Ado (FRA) 9.25, Ella Williams (NZL) 6.35&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 13.15, Tyler Wright (AUS) 12.35, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 8.05&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16.50, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 13.10, Silvana Lima (BRA) 10.10&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Lakey Peterson (USA) 17.60, Laura Enever (AUS) 13.50, Alana Blanchard (HAW) 4.35&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TSB BANK NZ SURF FESTIVAL ROUND 2 RESULTS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Malia Manuel (HAW) 15.60 def. Silvana Lima (BRA) 11.10&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Sage Erickson (USA) 14.00 def. Paige Hareb (NZL) 13.60&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Tyler Wright (AUS) 14.90 def. Ella Williams (NZL) 12.70&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 18.40 def. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 16.50&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 5: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 13.35 def. Alana Blanchard (HAW) 9.00&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 6: Laura Enever (AUS) 15.95 def. Pauline Ado (FRA) 15.90&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING TSB BANK NZ SURF FESTIVAL ROUND 3 MATCH UPS:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Courtney Conlogue (USA), Rebecca Woods (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 2: Carissa Moore (HAW), Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), Laura Enever (AUS)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 3: Tyler Wright (AUS), Coco Ho (HAW), Malia Manuel (HAW)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHeat 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Lakey Peterson (USA), Sage Erickson (USA)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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