MANILA, Philippines: Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala clinched her first win of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Open 3C Seine-et-Marne in the French town of Croissy-Beaubourg on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

During the Round of 32, she defeated local Emeline Dartron in two sets 6-3, 6-4, immediately advancing to the Round of 16.

The game was also Eala's first since narrowly dodging an injury at the Miami Open qualifiers earlier this month.

This was also her first ITF tournament after her rise in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, where she still ranks at 171st as of Wednesday.

She is set to face off against Germany's Mona Barthel in the round of 16 on Wednesday, after the latter upset fourth-seeded American Sascha Vickery in the round of 32, 7-5, 6-4.