Alex Eala of the Philippines marched to the W60 Barcelona quarterfinals following a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 upset of 150th-ranked second seed Eva Lys of Germany at the UP Cornellà-TEC Carles Ferrer Salat in Spain on Thursday.
With the score at 40-15 in the seventh game, the WTA World No. 248 Eala sealed the victory after two hours and four minutes, 6-1, with 91 total points won versus her opponent’s 79.
The 18-year-old will return in the quarterfinals on Friday against 31-year-old Spanish wildcard and 12-time ITF singles champion Georgina Garcia Perez.
Perez also posted a comeback win in the second round against Anastasia Kulikova of Finland, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2.
Eala opened her Barcelona campaign on Tuesday, derailing Diana Marcinkevica of Latvia.
The W60 Barcelona, or Women’s TEC Cup, offers $60,000 in prize money.
