After an early exit in women's singles, Alex Eala of the Philippines bounced back with a win in women's doubles on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Open 3C Seine-et-Marne in the French town of Croissy-Beaubourg.

In the doubles round-of-16, Eala and French partner Estelle Cascino defeated the pair of India's Prarthana Thombare and Switzerland's Céline Naef in a 3-set thriller, 5-7, 6-2, 10-6, to clinch a ticket to the quarterfinals.

Eala and Cascino are set to face the second-seeded tandem of Britain's Emily Appleton and the Netherlands' Isabelle Haverlag on Friday.

Eala, who is ranked 171st by the Women's Tennis Association women's doubles, exited the singles event on Wednesday following a loss to Germany's Mona Barthel in three sets in the round of 16.