John Mel improves WSL North America rankings with semifinal finish in Acapulco | Local Roundup
(WorldNews Sport)

John Mel of Santa Cruz narrowly lost to eventual champion Luke Gordon of South Carolina in the semifinals of the Vans Surf Open Acapulco on Sunday in Mexico. If Mel had won the contest, a World Surf League Qualifying Series 1,000 event, he would have taken over the QS’s No. 1 North America ranking and earned a berth to the four-man trial for the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing, a QS 10,000 contest scheduled for July 27-Aug. 4 at Manhattan Beach. As is, he added 560 points to his ranking, improving...