Lakey Peterson surfed into the quarterfinals of the Oakley World Pro Junior in Bali. (Steve Robertson/ASP Photo)
Santa Barbara’s Conner Coffin and Lakey Peterson are making surfing history right now, in Bali for the first ever ASP World Junior Tour contest.
Peterson, who just turned 16 on Thursday, has already assured herself of at least a quarterfinal result by winning two heats and surfs again against Australian Tyler Wright. Peterson and Wright have already met in the quarterfinals of a major contest this year, with Peterson reaching the semifinals of the U.S. Open at Wright’s expense.
Coffin, 17, won his second-round heat on Sunday against Brazilian Jesse Mendes. Coffin posted wave scores of 7.17 and 6.83 by showing off his big frontside turns for a heat score of 14. Mendes made things interesting late by picking off an inside wave and landing a backhand air reverse for a 6.87, but nothing more materialized for the Brazilian.
Coffin matches up against another Brazilian, Alejo Muniz, in the third round.
A live web cast of Monday’s heats can be seen at OakleyProJunior.com. The $95,000 Oakley World Pro Junior features the world’s best surfers 20-years-and-younger.
OAKLEY ASP WORLD PRO JUNIOR ROUND 3 RESULTS (WOMEN’S):
Heat 1: Sage Erickson (USA) 13.67 def. Nao Omura (JPN) 9.60
Heat 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) 17.90 def. Pauline Ado (FRA) 16.16
Heat 3: Alizee Arnaud (FRA) 17.10 def. Leila Hurst (HAW) 11.27
Heat 4: Laura Enever (AUS) 15.60 def. Camila Cassia (BRA) 14.93
Heat 5: Diana Cristina (BRA) 12.83 def. Courtney Conologue (USA) 10.77
Heat 6: Airini Mason (NZL) 13.10 def. Felicity Palmateer (AUS) 10.00
Heat 7: Lakey Peterson (USA) 15.67 def. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 13.20
Heat 8: Tyler Wright (AUS) 16.67 def. Alessa Quizon (HAW) 12.50OAKLEY ASP WORLD PRO JUNIOR QUARTER-FINAL MATCH-UPS (WOMEN’S):
QF 1: Sage Erickson (USA) vs. Malia Manuel (HAW)
QF 2: Alizee Arnaud (FRA) vs. Laura Enever (AUS)
QF 3: Diana Cristina (BRA) vs. Airini Mason (NZL)
QF 4: Lakey Peterson (USA) vs. Tyler Wright (AUS)
OAKLEY ASP WORLD PRO JUNIOR ROUND 2 RESULTS (MEN’S):
Heat 5: Krystian Kymerson (BRA) 14.83 def. Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR) 10.83
Heat 6: Dale Staples (ZAF) 16.00 def. Enrique Ariitu (PYF) 4.10
Heat 7: Conner Coffin (USA) 14.00 def. Jesse Mendes (BRA) 12.87
Heat 8: Jack Freestone (AUS) 15.17 def. Dean Bowen (AUS) 7.96
Heat 9: Kaimana Jacquias (HAW) 15.73 def. Guillermo Satt (CHL) 14.67
OAKLEY ASP WORLD PRO JUNIOR REMAINING ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS (MEN’S):
Heat 10: Chris Salisbury (AUS) vs. Hiroto Arai (JPN)
Heat 11: Tyler Newton (USA) vs. Andrew Doheny
Heat 12: Peterson Crisanto (BRA) vs. Kento Takahashi (JPN)
Heat 13: Alex Smith (HAW) vs. Arashi Kato (JPN)
Heat 14: Luke Davis (USA) vs. Ty Watson (AUS)
Heat 15: Filipe Jervis (PRT) vs. Ryan Callinan (AUS)
Heat 16: Albee Layer (HAW) vs. Kaito Ohashi (JPN)
PAST ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONS:
2009:Maxime Huscenot (REU), Laura Enever (AUS)
2008: Kai Barger (HAW), Pauline Ado (FRA)
2007: Pablo Paulino (BRA), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
2006: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Nicola Atherton (AUS)
2005: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)
2004: Pablo Paulino (BRA)
2003: Adriano de Souza (BRA)
2002: N/A
2001: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
2000: Pedro Henrique (BRA)
1999: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
1998: Andy Irons (HAW)
