Filipina tennis star Alex Eala and her Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva cruised to the doubles finals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour W25 Platja D'Aro with a dominant 6-3, 6-1 win over Isabelle Haverlag and Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands on Friday night in Spain.

It was a terrific showing by the 15-year old Globe ambassador and her 18-year old partner as they made short work of their opponents, finishing the match in a mere 53 minutes. For Eala, this is her very first appearance in a doubles final on the professional stage but she is no stranger to success in a doubles competition, having won the Australian Open junior girls’ doubles title in 2020.

Eala and Selekhmeteva found themselves early in a 0-2 hole but quickly recovered and took the lead at 3-2, thanks to a pinpoint backhand shot from Eala. They would go on to win three of the next four games to claim the first set, 6-3.

Eala and Selekhmeteva then took full control of the second set, which they led, 5-0, before Haverlag and Lamens got on the board. Eala then finished the match with a backhand that her opponent could not handle, handing them the second set, 6-1, and the ticket to the finals where they would battle the pair of Oana Georgeta Simion of Romania and Ustina Mikulskyte of Lithuania.