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.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ll.broadbandsports.com/images/18650_thumb.jpg" alt="Brad Ettinger, 2008 U.S. Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach CA" title="Brad Ettinger, 2008 U.S. Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach CA" width="150" height="90" alt="Brad Ettinger, 2008 U.S. Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach CA"/>
