Tyler Wright
Tyler Wright of Lennox Head, NSW, Australia advanced into the Quarterfinals of the Roxy Pro France, defeating Dimity Stoyle (AUS) in Round 4. Wright took on ASP ratings leader Sally Fitzgibbons in the Quarterfinals. Photo: ASP/Kirstin Scholtz
Tyler won the Roxy Pro France yesterday. In a heat against Courtney Conlogue, Wright put down an incredible performance that included four 9+ rides, and proved that she’s a force to be reckoned with.
After a semifinal campaign against Joanne Defay, where she opened up with the day’s first nine-point ride. Defay was put on the defensive almost immediately, and midway through the heat, she found herself in a combo situation, needing a near-perfect score in the dying minutes.
Conlogue faced off against Carissa Moore in her semifinal heat. Moore started off with a promising bang early in the heat with an incredible layback that earned her a score in the excellent range, but Conlogue wasn’t deterred. She answered with back-to-back waves that put her through to the final. “I’m feeling good to be in the final but I definitely would like to win it,” Conlogue said before her last heat. “It’s been a roller coaster this year. I’ve had a lot of things happen I haven’t had happen to me before. It’s been a lot of work but it’s paying off.”
“That was one of the best Finals I’ve ever been in, wave-wise,” Wright said after her win. “It wasn’t a wave-catching contest, it was a wave-riding contest and that’s the way I love to surf.”