Tony Silvagni carves his way to a convincing ECSC win
The ASP North America
Regional Longboard event at the ECSC carried a lot of weight upon its
shoulders as it would prove to be the deciding event in the title race for
the 2007 ASP North America Men’s Longboard crown. Tony Silvagni (Kure Beach,
NC), an upcoming East Coast standout, negotiated the deteriorating
conditions with style, punch and bite this afternoon, noseriding and carving
his way to a convincing ECSC win.
“The weather has been a bit nuts, but I’m super stoked to come out with a
win today,” Silvagni said, “It’s been a long week and there have been so
many good competitors in this event, it’s a real honor to come out on top
today.”
Taylor Jensen (Coronado, CA), with his runner-up finish at July’s Honda
U.S. Open and his runner-up finish at the 45th Annual East Coast Surfing
Championships this afternoon, has clinched the 2007 ASP North America Men’s
Longboard Championship.
“I’m really psyched to have performed so well this season,” Jensen said.
“Despite there being only two events this year, I’m stoked with both of my
runner-up finishes and hopefully I can get a win in one of the next ones.
Maybe next year, we’ll have a few more events on tour.”
Semifinals: 8
surfers remaining (1st and 2nd advance)
SF 1: Tony Silvagni (USA) 13.76, Mikey DeTemple (USA) 11.30, Christian Clark
(USA) 10.77, Alex Bartlow (USA) 9.26
SF 2: Taylor Jensen (USA) 16.26, Troy Mothershead (USA) 12.26, Cole Robbins
(USA) 12.10, Charlie Broughton 12.10
Final:
1 - Tony Silvagni (USA) 15.67
2 - Taylor Jensen (USA) 13.40
3 - Mikey DeTemple (USA) 13.20
4 - Troy Mothershead (USA) 12.70