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Saturday
10th February 2007 (Coolum Beach): THE first Cyclone swell of the season has arrived
right on queue for the countries best surfers on the Sunshine Coast, with solid
2m swells thumping into Coolum Beach for the Billabong Pro Junior Series. 
Sydney
gidget Laura Enever (Narrabeen),15, announced her arrival to the world of professional
junior surfing today with a maiden victory in the prestigious Sunshine Coast event.
The lightweight natural footer trumped event top seed and
sure priced favourite Sally Fitzgibbons (Gerroa) in the final, fighting back to
grab victory in the last five minutes. 
“I’m
so stoked, I knew Sally would be so hard to beat, she has won two of these events
before,” said Enever. “It was the first time I have ever been in a final
so I just couldn’t believe that I made it, to win was such a bonus.”
Enever struggled to find a score in the shifting line-up of
Coolum until the halfway mark of the final, firing back into contention with a
6.50 ride. 
Fitzgibbons,
16, remained in control with two scoring rides of a 5.83 and a 4.17 before her
less experienced opponent grabbed the lead with a 5.50 in the last few minutes.
“I thought she was smashing me but I got a good
one and it ended up being really close,” said Enever. The
current ASP Australasian Ratings leader only needed a 6.18 to snatch the lead
back but was caught inside by a large set wave at the dying stage and was unable
to find the required score. It was a huge moment for the young
Sydney dynamo, realising her dream as a pro junior event winner despite still
being able to compete in the 16/U grommet events around the country. Her win has
lifted her to fifth position on the junior rankings. “I’ve
had two ninths already this year and to get a win is just so sick. “I
was just hoping to do a few of the series comps,” said Enever. “I can
still go in the grommet comps and I was just doing these for experience. “Hopefully
I can make the top ten at the end of the year or even the top five. “To
finish in the top two and make the world juniors which are at my home break would
be amazing but whatever I finish this year I’ll be happy with.” Despite
the loss, Fitzgibbons retained the number spot on the series ratings. “Laura
went really well and it was an exiting final,” said Fitzgibbons. “I
was unlucky not to get it and I just couldn’t find the waves at the end.”
“We just went out there to have a bit of fun and she
got the better of me this time so congratulations to her, it was really well done.
“There will be plenty more finals to come I guess, she
will be around for a while in this division and so will i so it should be great
fun. The Billabong Pro Junior Series event on the Sunshine
Coast is supported by Vodafone, Panasonic, UV Triplegard, Clearasil, Von Zipper,
Kustom and Surfing Queensland. | 
