Mount surfers give strong performances

Raiha Ensor. Photo: Col / Surf2Surf.com.

Mount surfers Raiha Ensor and Elin Tawharu have both won their respective divisions in the second event of the Billabong Grom Series.

Ensor took out the Under 20 Girls final, while Tawharu triumphed in the final of the Under 17 Girls division.

Both girls also won their respective heats in yesterday's competition at Piha.

Ensor returned to domestic competition after a long stint in Australia competing in the Pro Junior and World Qualifying Series events. She looked super strong in her performance posting a 13.40 heat total.

'I haven't had the best luck in Australia and have hardly made it out of the first round so it is good coming home to familiar events you know. Getting through heats and then winning the final is real good too.”

After a runner-up finish at the first event of the series, Elin Tawharu looked like she was surfing with purpose in the final on Sunday and scored 13.33 points out of a possible 20 to take the victory.

As a result of the win, she also jumps in to the lead on the rankings. Fellow Mount Maunganui surfer Tiana Breeze de Mooij placed second in the final after strong performances all weekend.

Results

Under 20 Boys Semifinals

Heat 1

Taylor Hutchison (Rag), 16.67, 1, Harrison Whiteside (ChCh), 13.67, 2, Harry Macintosh (Rag), 13.33, 3, Seti Burling (Auck), 9.57, 4

Heat 2

Callum Chuter (Tau), 12.33, 1, Daniel Farr (Tara), 10.3, 2, Jonas Tawharu (Mnt), 9.3, 3, Manu Scott Arrieta (Sandy Bay), 7.33, 4

Under 20 Boys Final

Taylor Hutchison (Rag), 17.0, 1, Daniel Farr (Tara), 12.93, 2, Callum Chuter (Mnt), 12.87, 3, Harrison Whiteside (Chch), 10.53, 4

Under 17 Boys Quarterfinals

Heat 1

Shane Kraus (Piha), 11.37, 1, Caleb Cutmore (Ham), 10.09, 2, Conor McLennan (Chch), 8.6, 3, Jared Gebert (Ohope), 8.57, 4

Heat 2

Elliott Brown (Dun), 11, 1, Joel Clegg (Tara), 10.93, 2, Tom Norton (Waipu), 8.4, 3, Max Brunker (Whngrei), 7.3, 4

Heat 3

Lee Ririnui (Mnt), 13.33, 1, Dylan Preston (Whmata), 9.27, 2, Zyane Stringer (Rag), 7.17, 3, Luke Griffin (Mnt), 5.83, 4

Heat 4

Finn Johnson (Gis), 14.17, 1, William Van der Beek (Mnt), 10.9, 2, Jay Piper - Healion (Whiti), 7.83, 3, Taylor O'Leary (Mur), 7.45, 4

Under 17 Boys Semifinals

Heat 1

Elliott Brown (Dun), 15.17, 1, Shane Kraus (Piha), 10.30, 2, Caleb Cutmore (Ham), 10.27, 3, Joel Clegg (Tara), 8.87, 4

Heat 2

Dylan Preston (Whmata), 15.67, 1, William Van der Beek (Mnt), 12.10, 2, Finn Johnson (Gis), 10.87, 3, Lee Ririnui (Mnt), 10.20, 4

Under 17 Boys Final

Elliot Brown (Dun), 15.63, 1, Dylan Preston (Mnt), 14.73, 2, William Van Der Beek (Mnt), 9.87, 3, Shane Kraus (Piha), 9.83, 4

Under 14 Boys Semifinals

Heat 1

Tom Robinson (Whngrei), 13.1, 1, Navryn Malone (Rag), 12.87, 2, James Ririnui (Mnt), 8, 3, Kora Cooper (Rag), 6.53, 4

Heat 2

Tom Butland (Tara), 12.33, 1, Josef Jungwirth (Rag), 11.93, 2, Jack Hinton (Mnt), 8.4, 3, Jayden Willoughby (Rag), 7.28, 4

Under 14 Boys Final

Tom Robinson (Whangarei), 13.87, 1, Tom Butland (Tara), 13.75, 2, Josef Jungwirth (Rag), 12.60, 3, Navryn Malone (Rag), 12.06, 4

Under 20 Girls Semifinals

Heat 1

Indica Ratima (Rag), 17.2, 1, Claudia Fraser (Auck), 12.83, 2, Isabella Woolleston (Chch), 4.47, 3, Cameo Fityus, 2.83, 4

Heat 2

Raiha Ensor (Mnt), 15.67, 1, Milly Crewe, 10.73, 2, Billie Scott (Whangarei), 7, 3, Liberty Bradshaw (Auck), 2.5, 4

Under 20 Girls Final

Raiha Ensor (Mnt), 13.4, 1, Indica Ratima (Rag), 10.27, 2, Milly Crewe (Tara), 9.8, 3, Claudia Fraser (Piha), 8.73, 4

Under 17 Girls Semifinals

Heat 1

Saffi Vette (Gis), 14, 1, Tiana - Breeze de Mooj (Mnt), 13.6, 2, Kea Smith (Arataki), 10.5, 3, Grace Pevats (Whangarei), 5.1, 4

Heat 2

Elin Tawharu (Mnt), 10.9, 1, Aimee Brown (Auck), 10.8, 2, Zhana Hutchison (Tara), 5.57, 3, Lily Dowsett (Auck), 3.33, 4

Under 17 Girls Final

Elin Tawharu (Mnt), 13.33, 1, Tiana Breeze de Mooij (Mnt), 9.83, 2, Saffi Vette (Gis), 9.2, 3, Aimee Brown (GB), 2.73, 4

Under 14 Girls Semifinals

Heat 1

Hannah King (Gis), 9, 1, Brie Bennett (Rag), 7.53, 2, Summer Carkeek (Auck), 7, 3, Natasha Gouldsbury (Levin), 3.2, 4

Heat 2

Anna Brock (Mnt), 11.33, 1, Ariana Shewry (Tara), 11.23, 2, Alice Westerkamp (Auck), 10.97, 3, Daizee Rawls (Gis), 7.03, 4

Under 14 Girls Finals

Ariana Shewry (Tara), 14.6, 1, Brie Bennett (Rag), 13.1, 2, Hannah King (Gis), 4.43, 3, Anna Brock (Mnt), 2.23, 4

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