Alex Eala, Eva Lys fall to Gleason-Martins duo, make first round exit in Wimbledon doubles
The duo of Alex Eala of the Philippines and Eva Lys of Germany fell to the pair of American Quinn Gleason and Brazilian Ingrid Martins, 6-4, 6-2, in the first round of the Wimbledon women's doubles tournament on Thursday.
This wraps Eala's Wimbledon debut as she also fell short against defending champion Barbora Krejcikova in the women's singles event last Tuesday.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
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