Eala cruises to women’s singles semis by sweeping Malaysian Leong, 6-3, 6-1 - BusinessWorld Online

Eala cruises to women’s singles semis by sweeping Malaysian Leong, 6-3, 6-1 - BusinessWorld Online

ALEXANDRA “ALEX” EALA lived up to her lofty billing as the highest-ranked among all players, cruising to a 6-3, 6-1 sweep of Malaysian Shihomi Li Xuan Leong to march on to the women’s singles semifinals in the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games tennis on Monday at the National Tennis Development Center in Nonthaburi, Thailand. A jittery Ms. Eala got off to a slow start, staring at a 1-3 deficit but was quick to get her groove by winning the last f…