Eala beats Japanese friend in duel of rising stars
By NIKOLE JAVIER In a battle of two rising stars, Alex Eala emerged victorious over Japanese Natsumi Kawaguchi. Eala, 18, ...
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Eala crushes Finnish foe, barges into main draw of W100 Tokyo
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala, emboldened by her new ranking of No. 195 in the world, blasted Finnish rival Anastasia ...
Eala advances to second round of W100 Tokyo qualifier
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala opened her campaign in the W100 Tokyo on a bright note after crushing hometown bet ...
Divinagracia, Castigador reign in Iloilo netfest
Anthony Castigador carved out a pair of victories to match Hannah Divinagracia’s two-title romp in the distaff side as they ...
Eala improves to career-high No. 195 in WTA rankings
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala continued her rise in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) after breaching the Top 200 rankings ...
Maglana scores ‘twinkill’ in Davao de Oro netfest
Arriana Maglana smothered doubles partner Lorraine Alegria twice while Vancidrik Rosalinda posted a victory and a runner-up finish as they ...
AJ Lim ends long spell, rules Olivarez Cup
Alberto Lim, Jr. rounded off a brilliant week-long display of aggressive tennis as he smothered Fritz Verdad, 6-2, 6-1, in ...
Fatigue takes toll on Alex Eala as she falls to Australian foe in final
By NIKOLE JAVIER Fatigue finally took its toll on Alex Eala as the country’s sports princess suffered a 6-3, 4-6, ...
Gritty Alex Eala survives British foe, reaches W25 Aldershot final
By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala recovered brilliantly from a sluggish start to subdue local bet Katy Dunne, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), ...
Lim, Verdad seal clash of longshots in Olivarez final
Former junior star Alberto Lim, Jr. and veteran campaigner Fritz Verdad hacked out a pair of stirring semifinal reversals over ...
Alex Eala humbles American foe to reach W25 Aldershot semis
By NIKOLE JAVIER In a week’s time, Alex Eala is back in the semifinal round, this time, in the International Tennis ...
Alex Eala stays hot, beats Aussie rivals for 2nd straight time
By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala reaffirmed her mastery over Talia Gibson of Australia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, to reach the quarterfinals ...
Eala completes Cinderella story this time, beats top three seeds to emerge champion
This time, tennis princess Alex Eala completed her Cinderella story, overpowering No. 2 seed Arina Rodionova of Australia, 6-2, 6-3, ...
Eric Jed Olivarez seeks back-to-back romp at home
Eric Jed Olivarez hopes to ride the crest of a big title run in Puerto Princesa last week and flourish ...
Alex Eala reaches W25 Roehampton finals, eyes fourth ITF title
By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala reached her second finals appearance this year after surviving No. 3 seed Arianne Hortono of ...
Eala overpowers Australian top seed to reach W25 Roehampton semis
By NIKOLE JAVIER Alex Eala barged into the semifinals of the W25 Roehampton in style after stunning top seed Priscilla ...