Surfing: Hareb through to second round

New Zealand's Paige Hareb has made a sound start to the opening ASP women's surfing tour event for 2011 by progressing to the second round of the Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast.

Hareb was runner-up her first round heat yesterday and has drawn French rookie Pauline Ado when the competition resumes at Snapper Rock off Coolangatta.

Insufficient surf forced organisers to declare a lay day this morning, ideally the $US100,000 competition will resume tomorrow.

Hareb scored 12.00 points in her heat; Peru's Jacquelina Silva led the way with 13.37 while her compatriot Sofia Mulanovich was third (10.86) and headed to a sudden death repechage.

The Roxy Pro, scheduled to run to March 9, is the first of eight stops on the 17-strong women's tour.

Meanwhile, New Zealand wildcard Sarah Mason was third in her heat and will be fortunate to advance after drawing reigning world champion Stephanie Gilmore (Australia) in her second round eliminator.