Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 14:10:54 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA After making quite an impression in the juniors division, it’s now time for Alex Eala to prove her worth in a bigger and more challenging stage as she vies in her first women’s Grand Slam event – the Australian Open. Eala won the US Open Juniors crown last year apart winning two […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:57:39 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala routed Daniel Seguel of Chile, 6-1, 6-2, to barge into the third round of the W60 Madrid International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain Wednesday. Eala, 17, dominated her 11th-seeded foe to set up her next meeting with seventh pick Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers of Spain, a 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 winner over […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 05:51:13 +0000
Ageless Johnny Arcilla kept racking up titles over younger rivals, bagging the Fr. Fernando Suarez M-Cup Open Championship crown with a 6-2, 6-1 romp over Leander Lazaro at the Malabon Tennis Club’s shell court in Malabon City last Friday. The veteran Davis Cupper flashed vintage form in toppling Mimo Tomacruz, 6-0, 7-6(1) and Alberto Villamor, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 23:42:29 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Team Philippines is sure of bringing home its first tennis gold medal from Hanoi, Vietnam. That’s because Davis Cup veterans arranged an all-Filipino final in the men’s doubles with straight-set wins over their Vietnamese semifinal rivals Friday in the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Francis Casey Alcantara and Jeson Patrombon bested Quoc Khanh Le […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 13:22:00 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Prodigious Alex Eala showed why she’s a two-time Grand Slam in girls’ doubles as she led the march of the Filipinos into the quarters of tennis competitions in the 31st Southeast Asian Games Tuesday at the Bac Ninh’s Hanaka Sports and Service Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. Eala’s solid ball striking was in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:43:39 +0000
Over 200 entries in eight age categories slug it out for top honors and ranking points in the PPS-PEPP Fernando Arguelles III National age-group tennis tournament, which gets under way Thursday at the Negros Occidental Tennis Association courts in Bacolod City. Faith Banico and Jufe-Ann Cocoy banner the girls’ 18-and-under class that also includes Alexa […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:43:39 +0000
Over 200 entries in eight age categories slug it out for top honors and ranking points in the PPS-PEPP Fernando Arguelles III National age-group tennis tournament, which gets under way Thursday at the Negros Occidental Tennis Association courts in Bacolod City. Faith Banico and Jufe-Ann Cocoy banner the girls’ 18-and-under class that also includes Alexa […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:24:36 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala certainly needs more fine-tuning to become somebody in the big league. The 16-year-old Eala threw everything she can but her game proved to be still lacking as she suffered a 6-2, 6-1 loss to veteran Madison Brengle in the opening round of the 2022 Miami Open Wednesday (early Thursday in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:19:22 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board suspended the national sports associations (NSAs) of athletics and tennis during its special meeting Thursday. POC President Bambol Tolentino said the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) was suspended for its non-compliance with an order from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to amend its charter and hold […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 06:05:04 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala gets the chance to rub elbows with the world’s best and play against some of them when she competes in the prestigious Miami Open on March 22 to April 3 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida. Eala, 16, earned a wildcard berth in the 96-player main draw for her […]
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