Eala progresses to second round  

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala banked on a dominant clincher to shrug off home bet Dalayna Hewitt, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0, and progress to the second round of the W80 Rancho Santa Fe yesterday in California.

The Filipina wunderkind needed two hours and 25 minutes to best her American counterpart, whom she forced to numerous errors especially  in the third set that spelled the difference in the tough win.