ALEXANDRA Eala led the Philippine Under-14 girls’ team to another 3-0 rout as they prevailed over Iraq in Day 2 the 2017 International Tennis Federation Team Championships for boys and girls in New Delhi, India.
Eala, who is ranked 12th in Asia, scored the decisive points for the Filipinas in the second singles and the doubles.
Her contributions came after teammate Carmencita Carlos put away Zalal Khalil, 6-0, 6-0.
The 12-year-old Eala, who is the highest-ranked Filipina in age category, outplayed Lava Rasul, 6-0, 6-0.
Teaming up with Gaby Zoleta, they trounced Naba Al-Luhabi and Rasul, 6-0, 6-0, in the doubles.
This allowed them to sweep Group A and progress to the semifinals, where a knock-out competition decides the champions.
In Group A, Jordan eked out two wins, first with a 3-0 blasting of Nepal and then a 2-1 swamping of Singapore.
The tournament is known as the Asia/Oceania pre-qualifying event for the World Junior Tennis Championships 2017.
The number of Asia/Oceania countries entering the competition will determine the number of participants at the pre-qualifying events.
Twelve teams of each event from Asia will qualify automatically to the WJTC Final Qualifying event to be held in Bangkok from March 20 to April 1.
The top 2 performing teams will be promoted to the final qualifying event in each category.
The participation of the national squad, which is coached by Tom Falcis, is bankrolled by the Philippine Sports Commission.