Alex Eala ends W15 Manacor campaign with 3 straight quarters appearance, 1 title

Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala fell short against Oksana Selekhmeteva in the quarterfinals of the W15 Manacor Tournament Leg 3 on Friday.

The 18-year-old Russian pulled off a 6-2, 6-3 against the 15-year-old Filipina, who was coming off a marathon three-setter in the second round.

This was Eala's third straight quarterfinals in Manacor after winning her first professional title in the first leg and reaching the quarters in the second leg.

In the third leg, she won against Spaniard Ana Lantigua de la Nuez and German Silvia Ambrosio in the first two rounds.

Eala, who attends the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain, currently ranks third in ITF juniors and no. 942 in the WTA rankings.

Last year, Eala won the Australian Open Juniors doubles title and reached the singles semis in the French Open Juniors.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/MGP, GMA News