AT A GLANCE
Alex Eala continues her quest for a fourth singles pro title when she competes in the W25 Roehampton in Great Britain this week.
Alex Eala continues her quest for a fourth singles pro title when she competes in the W25 Roehampton in Great Britain this week.
The 18-year-old is seeded sixth in the $25,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament and is scheduled to see action both in the singles and doubles events.
She is set to open her singles campaign against Australian qualifier Gabriella Da Silva Fick, who survived France’s Julie Belgraver, 7-5, 7-6 (3), and Japan’s Naho Sato, 6-2, 4-6, 10-3, to make it to the main draw.
This would be the first time that Eala is meeting Fick in the ITF pro circuit.
Though Fick has yet to win an ITF pro singles crown, the 22-year-old British has won five doubles titles including two this year with different partners in W40 Proto and W25 Monzon events.
Meanwhile, Eala is partnering with Australian Destanee Aiava in the doubles where they are slated to battle Japanese duo Naho Sato and Eri Shimizu in the opening round.
