The next Lopez Surfing sensation; Matt ("Matty") Lopez (younger brother to Cory & Shea) has secured a 9th Place (over-all) finish in the semi-finals of the prestigious NSSA (National Scholastic Surfing Association), Boys Explorer Division of the Eastern NSSA Championships - held this week in contestable 3-4 foot clean conditions at Florida's famed Sebastian Inlet surfing break. Matty secured his "best NSSA result to date" by making the semi-finals, after contesting a field of 24 surfers in his age division (14-15 year olds). He barely missed making the "final cut" amongst the highly competitive field. The surfing conditions were considered prime for Florida with clean, contestable waves on offer for all competitors. Matty plans to continue to train this Summer with his brother Shea in Costa Rica and Cory in California. Matty is sponsored by Nekton Surf Shop www.NektonSurf.com.