Born and raised on the North Shore, Luana Silva now flies the Brazilian flag and dished out a big Opening Round win over current World No. 1 Caitlin Simmers and fellow 2024 CT replacement surfer Sophie McCulloch. Silva and Simmers slide into the Round of 16 while McCulloch must deal with the Elimination Round.
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