Philippine tennis pride Alex Eala’s name has been included in the national women’s tennis team taking part in the coming Southeast Asian Games.
Philippine Tennis Association officials confirmed her inclusion in Team Philippines for the biennial meet set in Thailand this December, with her name submitted to the organizing committee before the cutoff.
Eala, who made an impressive debut at the SEA Games in 2022 with three bronze medals, followed by two more bronzes at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, has yet to confirm if her schedule will allow her to participate in this year’s biennial event.
Shaira Rivera will be one of Eala’s teammates, along with Alexa Milliam and Tenny Madis in the women’s squad.
Niño Alcantara, Ruben Gonzales, AJ Lim and Jed Olivarez will make up the men’s team.
Eala, who is ranked no. 57 in the world, is coming off a recent stint in the 2025 Sao Paolo Open Tennis Championships in Brazil, where she lost in the quarterfinals to Indonesian netter Janice Tjen.
The Indonesian made history for herself as she fought her way to a 6-4, 6-1 upset of the third seed Eala on Saturday morning (Manila time).
In dropping out of the quarterfinals, Eala earned $6,820, or around P389,930, to go with 54 WTA points.
Eala captured her first WTA 125 title in the Guadalajara Open last week.
