Alex Eala capped off her 2024 season by breaking into the Top 150 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. From Alex Eala Facebook The 19-year-old Filipina tennis sensation finished the year ranked at No. 149 highlighted by her singles victory in the W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz International...
Alex Eala yielded to top seed Polina Kudermetova, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, in the semifinals of the W100 Dubai International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, Dec. 7. Eala, seeded fourth in the $100,000 event, failed to sustain her hot start by losing steam early in...
Alex Eala recovered from a first-set stumble and turned back Kyoka Okamura of Japan, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, to barge into the semifinals of the W100 Dubai International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament on Friday, Dec. 6, in the United Arab Emirates. Alex Eala inches closer to the title in the W100 Dubai...
Alex Eala unleashed her inner beast to overcome a second-set stumble and scored a 6-3, 7-5 win over Belarus’ Yuliya Hatouka to barge into the singles quarterfinal round of the W100 Dubai Open at the Habtoor Grand Resort Wednesday, Dec. 4. Alex Eala has a heart of a lion. Tied at 5-all in the...
Alex Eala got off to a rousing start but eventually lost momentum against Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, in the quarterfinals of the ITF W100 Takasaki in Japan Friday, Nov. 22. Eala, 19, flexed her might in the opening set but her Thai rival gained momentum to...
Alex Eala overcame a huge scare in the third set and frustrated crowd favorite Hayu Kinoshita, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, to advance to the quarterfinal round of the ITF W100 Takasaki in Japan Friday, Nov. 22. Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook post) The 19-year-old Filipina tennis star showed great resolve to...
Alex Eala immediately made her presence felt as she rolled past crowd favorite Ena Koike, 6-2, 6-0, in the opening round of the ITF W100 Takasaki in Japan Tuesday, Nov. 19. Alex Eala (Eala's Facebook post) Eala went off with a dominant performance in two sets – which lasted for an hour and...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS And the hymn rings true! Christmas is looming about. The rush, and holidaze is so real. The streets are decked out in lights, nights are filled with tree lightings one after the other, the carols and tunes are playing on the radio, merchandise have taken precious shelf...
CEBU CITY – The new regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) vowed to sustain the gains that his predecessor achieved in the fight against illegal drugs. TABLATE Alex Tablate said that when he replaced Emerson Margate, the PDEA-7 performed well...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) has a new director. Alex Tablate formally assumed the position on Monday, Nov. 4. He replaced Emerson Margate, who was named the new director of the intelligence service of the PDEA national headquarters in Quezon...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS With remembering the fondest of memories oftentimes comes reminiscing them as well. And when we relive moments with our dearly beloved, we tend to become nostalgic we continue tradition so that it can be introduced and passed on to new generations. Special occasions often...
Alex Eala threw everything she had but American-Croatian Bernarda Pera was just too clever and too hot to handle. And that led to Eala’s 6-0, 6-3 defeat in the main round of the 2024 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Guangzhou Open on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in China. Alex Eala falls short in the...
