MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala advanced to the quarterfinals of her first $80,000 competition in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s World Tennis Tour.
The 17-year-old Filipino took down Katherine Sebov of Canada, 7-6(6), 6-2, in the second round of W80 Rancho Santa Fe on Friday (Manila time) in California.
The Rafael Nadal Academy scholar staved off Sebov in…