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US Open: Alex Eala bows out in girls’ singles play, looks for better finish in doubles

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<p>Alex Eala of the Philippines lost 7-5, 6-3 to Sebastianna Scilipoti of Switzerland, ending her girls&#x27; singles campaign at the US Open on Thursday (US time). </p><p>Eala, the No. 2 seed, tied the first set at 4-4 after falling behind 3-1 at Court 8 in New York.</p><p>Scilipoti and Eala exchanged service breaks, as the Swiss went up 6-5, before Eala surrendered the set on a backhand forced error. </p><p>In the second set, Scilipoti broke Eala&#x27;s serve to snap a 3-3 score, then capitalized on Eala&#x27;s unforced errors to take the victory. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/09/21/us-open-alex-eala-survives-upset-try-to-advance">US Open: Alex Eala survives upset try by Greek opponent to reach quarterfinals</a></li></ul><p>Eala can still take home a title in New York when she and Hanne Vandewinkel of Belgium compete in the doubles tournament. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/08/21/us-open-alex-eala-advances-to-round-of-16">US Open: Alex Eala downs American opponent to move on to next round</a></li></ul><p>They will take on the American pair of Elizabeth Coleman and Madison Sieg in the quarterfinals. </p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1681057" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Eala lost 7-5, 6-3 to Sebastianna Scilipoti of Switzerland, ending her girls' singles campaign at the US Open on Thursday (US time). 