| Courtney Conlogue nets the Estoril Billabong Girls Pro |
| Saturday, 11 June 2011 17:44 |
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Courtney Conlogue has won the Estoril Surf & Music Billabong Girls Pro, after defeating fellow Californian Lakey Peterson, in difficult wind affected 2ft peaks at the main event site of Praia do Guincho, in Portugal. "I feel pretty good now and it has been a crazy week and I’m stoked to be on the podium in this event. Every single heat I had to be on my toes because it was not an easy win. Now I am heading home to have some rest which I am looking forward to because it has been a long year so far", says Courtney Conlogue.
"When I was going in the final I had the same plan as in the semis because it worked so well and that was to keep busy and not get too picky with priority. Sometimes that will confuse you when the conditions are like this and you don’t go a lot of waves that you should have. So I tried to stay relax and have fun and it worked and I’ll be back next year". Conlogue solidified her nº1 position on the ASP Women’s Star rankings. Peterson, with her runner-up placing in her maiden ASP Star event final was in shooting distance of taking the win as she searched for the right peaks as the tide dropped lower and conditions varied. Cannelle Bulard obtained the best result of the European athletes finishing equal 5th and leaps into the lead on the ASP Europe Women’s European rankings. Surfers competing at the Estoril Surf & Music Billabong Girls Pro were out to capitalize on the valuable rankings points on offer in their bid to qualify for the elite ASP Women’s World Tour in 2012.
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