Promising netter Alexandra Eala copped the runner-up honors in the girls’ 12-under singles of the 56th Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Tournament held at the William H. Kerdyk Biltmore Tennis Center in Coral Gables, Florida. Eala suffered a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 2-6 loss to top seed Linda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic in the tournament sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and International Tennis Federation. “I am the runner-up for 12-under girls here at the 2017 Junior Orange Bowl Tennis Tournament. Thank you very much everyone for all your comments and words of encouragement throughout this tournament, which had a draw of 128 players. Two weeks ago, Eala reached the semifinals of the 2017 Eddie Herr International Tennis Championships held in Bradenton, Florida.

Source: Manila Times December 21, 2017 15:00 UTC