Melanie Redman-Carr's (AUS) has crashed out of the Billabong Girls Pro Brazil. The current world ratings leader, who had previously won every contest on the 2006 ASP Women?s World Tour calendar, lost both her round one and two heats at Itacaré and must now add an unsightly last place (equal 17th) to her, until now, immaculate score line.
The day?s highest single wave score (a 9.00 out of 10.00) and the day?s highest heat total (16.00 out of 20.00), were both posted by the small Brazilian, Maria Tita Tavares, who has a reputation for excelling in small waves, such as those existing in the competition's opening rounds. Tavares was given the wildcard to the event as a result of winning last week?s Billabong Girls Pro five-star World Qualifying Series (WQS) contest.
