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    Alex Eala ends Portugal 25k stint with back-to-back losses in singles, doubles

    Pinay teen falls to Aussie foe in singles, before she and Lizette Cabrera lose in doubles quarterfinal
    Jul 8, 2022
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    Alex Eala fails to sustain her solid start in singles play.
    PHOTO: Jerome Ascano

    ALEX Eala's stint at W25 Corroios-Seixal in Portugal was cut short after back-to-back losses on Thursday midnight.

    Alex Eala exits W25 Corroios-Seixal

    The 17-year-old Filipina succumbed lower-ranked Alexandra Bozovic of Australia, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5, blowing off a fairly strong start.

    She held off Bozovic, 23, to just scoring a single game in the first set before Eala lost her momentum, struggling in the second set where she trailed the Aussie up to 1-4.

    Bozovic eventually finished first to force a decider which Eala managed to take advantage at 5-3, before Bozovic won four consecutive games to take the match that lasted three hours and 15 minutes.

    Pinay pair

    In the doubles play, Eala and partner Fil-Aussie Lizette Cabrera also lost to first-seeded Justina Mikulskyte of Lithuania and Hong Kong's Hong Yi Cody Wong, 5-7, 4-6, in the quarterfinals, ending their run for the title.

    The Filipina pair earned a walkover win in the first round to get into the quarters.

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