AT A GLANCE
Alex Eala and Indonesian Beatrice Gumulya made their title campaign felt in the W25+H Tauste-Zaragoza International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament after advancing to the quarterfinals Wednesday, June 21, in Aragon, Spain.
Alex Eala and Indonesian Beatrice Gumulya made their title campaign felt in the W25+H Tauste-Zaragoza International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament after advancing to the quarterfinals Wednesday, June 21, in Aragon, Spain.
Alex Eala and Beatrice Gumulya advance to the quarterfinals in the tournament. (File Photo/Alex Eala's Facebook page)
The unseeded pair hardly flexed their muscles in routing Serbian Elena Milovanovic and Spaniard Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers, 6-2, 6-1, to inch closer to the women’s doubles crown.
The victory set up Eala and Gumulya a Final 8 date with the dangerous unseeded tandem of Australian Alana Parnaby and Mexican Victoria Rodriguez, who pulled off a stunning 7-5, 6-7 (5), 10-4 upset triumph over Australian second seeds Talia Gibson and Petra Hule.
Eala’s doubles win came a day after she was booted out in the opening round singles with a 6-1, 6-2 defeat over Australia’s Destanee Aiava.
The 18-year-old Filipina, who recently graduated from the Rafa Nadal Academy, was seeded third in the event.
She decided to take a break from school to focus on her tennis career.
Aside from this tournament, Eala is also scheduled to compete in the W40 Palma Del Rio next week.
