Huntington Beach's Brad Ettinger said he never lost hope despite trailing most of his heat in Monday's round of surfing at the U.S. Open of Surfing.

Currently ranked 14th in the world, Huntington Beach's Tim Reyes advances to the round of 96 at the U.S. Open of Surfing, catching some big air along the way.

Newport Beach's Andrew Doheny moves on to the next round at the U.S. Open of Surfing.

Huntington Beach longboarder Rocky McKinnon moves on the next round by a slim margin at the U.S. Open of Surfing.

San Clemente's Shane Beschen jokes that the key to success is to catch good waves and not fall down while riding them at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach.