Alex Eala of the Philippines and partner Ali Collins of Great Britain scored their first win in the women’s doubles event of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W75 tournament in Porto, Portugal on Thursday.
Eala and Collins defeated the pair of Anca Alexia Todoni of Romania and Vasanti Shinde of India in three sets, 7-6, 4-6, 11-9, to advance in the round of 8.
The 18-year-old Filipina was fresh from a singles win against Raluca Serban of Cyprus in the round of 32 on Wednesday.
Eala and Collins will next face Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany and Alicia Barnett of Great Britain in the women’s doubles quarterfinal round on Friday.