Alex Eala gains quarterfinal spot at W25 Aldershot

No. 3 seed Alex Eala, who won her fourth ITF title at the W25 Roehampton on Sunday, succeeded in her singles second-round match then faltered in the doubles semifinals of the W25 Aldershot in Great Britain on Thursday.

The 18-year-old Filipino overcame Australian Talia Gibson, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, to reach the quarterfinals against American Jenna DeFalco, the World No. 556 with two ITF titles.

Eala, the 248th player in the WTA Rankings, leveled with Gibson at 3-3 via a love service hold.

The Australian World No. 338 pulled away to serve for the set at 5-3, but yielded the ninth game with a double fault.

The three-time ITF champion then…