Florence takes third at Quiksilver Pro

Hawaii’s John John Florence finished equal third on Friday in the Quiksilver Pro France at La Graviere.

Florence lost to eventual runner-up Dane Reynolds of California by one-tenth of a point (15.70-15.60) in clean 3- to 5-foot waves.

"Obviously, I would have wanted to make the final," Florence said on the ASP World Tour website. "It went into a very close heat and I would rather lose by 3 points away than to lose with a 0.1 difference — it feels like I was a cutback away, but I’m very happy with making the semifinals. The waves have been all-time every single day, just crazy shorebreak barrels and it’s been a lot of fun."

Kelly Slater of Florida defeated Reynolds in the final, 17.26-14.00.

Despite the loss, Florence solidified his spot at No. 4 in the World Championship Tour rankings, heading into the Rip Curl Pro Portugal.

"I can’t wait for Portugal," Florence said. "It’s pretty similar to this, maybe a little bit more organized, and I can’t wait to get some waves. Today’s result is a keeper for sure, but I think I’m pretty far away in the title race. We’ll see what happens."

Australian Joel Parkinson is currently ranked No. 1, followed by Slater and Australian Mick Fanning.

Browne loses UFC main event

Honolulu’s Travis Browne, who now fights out of Albuquerque, N.M., lost to Antonio Silva by TKO in the first round of the UFC On FX 5 in Minneapolis on Friday night.

Browne (13-1-1) suffered his first loss as a professional when referee Herb Dean stepped in at 3 minutes, 27 seconds of the first round.

Browne appeared to injure his left knee earlier in the fight and was dropped by a right hand from Silva (17-4).

Browne showed superior agility and landed a right hook early in the fight but was clearly bothered and at times hoping on one leg after hurting his knee.

He had to be helped out of the Octagon by his trainers.

Seasiders sweep Sea Warriors in volleyball

The 11th-ranked Brigham Young University-Hawaii women’s volleyball team dominated Hawaii Pacific University with a 25-17, 25-18, 25-9 win in Laie on Friday.

The Seasiders (10-2, 5-0 PacWest) outblocked the Sea Warriors 10-3 and finished with a 46-29 kill advantage. BYUH’s Stella Chen led the team with 15 kills and a .406 hitting percentage, followed by Lauren Hagemeyer’s 12 kills with no errors.

Amanda Moriarty and Haley Doerfler led HPU (7-6, 1-4 PacWest) with seven kills each.

HPU tops UH, BYUH at Anuenue tennis

The Hawaii Pacific University women’s tennis team won five of 11 matches on Day 2 of the University of Hawaii Anuenue Invitational at the UH tennis complex Friday.

HPU’s Karen Ramirez-Rivera, Ielyzaveta Rybakova and Magdalena Smejova won their singles matches; the Sea Warriors also won two doubles matches.

BYU-Hawaii and UH won three matches apiece, with one of the Seasiders’ victories coming from the doubles court.

The tournament concludes today and matches begin at 10 a.m.