Eala slump continues

MANILA, Philippines, February 4 ------ Alex Eala continued to struggle, taking another early exit in both the singles and doubles events of the W25 Manacor third leg at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Spain.

Eala and her partner Elsa Jacquemot of France bowed to home bet Olga Parres Azcoitia and Aurora Zantedeschi of Italy in the doubles quarterfinals, 6-2, 4-6, 3-10. The Filipina ace, who made the main draw as a junior exempt entry, on Wednesday absorbed a 6-2, 6-1 defeat at the hands of No. 5 seed Giulia Gatto-Monticone in the first round of the singles play.

Eala, 16, last week withdrew in the second leg of the Manacor series due to illness. In the first leg last month, she missed a main draw berth after losing in the finals of the qualifying round against Alice Rame of France, 6-2, 6-4.

Source: philstar.com