MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala and her home bet partner Marina Bassols Ribera pulled off a stunning first-round victory against fancied counterparts from India to barge into the quarterfinals of the elite W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz doubles tournament yesterday in Spain.
The unseeded Filipina-Spanish tandem swept the second-ranked pair of Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare, 6-2, 6-2, in a rousing start in the $100,000 tourney.
Eala and Ribera will face Estelle Cascino of France and Diana Marcinkevica of Latvia at 4 p.m. today for a seat in the Final Four.
The Cascino-Marcinkevica duo scored a similar 6-2, 6-2 win over Spanish counterparts Ainhoa Meili Fernandez del Moral Perier and Patricia Rodriguez Carretero in the first round.
Source: The Philippine Star | July 20, 2023
