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Alex Eala exits singles, advances to doubles semis in W60 Slovakia


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FILE–Filipino tennis player Alex Eala.–Thailand OPEN

MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala was eliminated in the singles of W60 Trnava but she and her Lithuanian partner Justina Mikulskyte reached the semi-finals of Thursday’s doubles tournament (Manila time) in Slovakia.

The 17-year-old Filipino was eliminated in the round of 16 of the $60,000 singles tournament after falling to Great Britain’s Sonay Kartal, 6-2, 6-2.

Eala opened her singles campaign with an overwhelming 6-1, 6-0 victory over sixth seed Leyre Romero Gormaz of Spain and was eliminated in the next round.

The defending US Open champion continues to miss the third opportunity to be crowned the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after winning Manage W15 in 2021 and W25 Gong Rai last year.

Eala performed well in the doubles of the Trnava tournament when she and Mikulskyte defeated Germany’s Vivian Heisen and Julia Lohoff 7-5, 6-4.

It took 1 hour 27 minutes for Eala and Mikulskyte to eliminate the 4th seeds in the quarterfinals.

The Philippines-Lithuania parallel, the only seedless team left, will face No. 1 seeds Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholis of Great Britain in the knockout semi-finals on Friday (Manila time).

Eala and Mikulskyte opened the doubles with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Nina Vargova and Ela Platenikova of Slovakia.

Academy scholar Rafael Nadal is eyeing her second final in the ITF doubles event.


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