Eala, Rivera bow out in Asiad women's doubles

30 Sep 2026 • 8:30 PM MYT
The Manila Times
The Manila Times

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Eala, Rivera bow out in Asiad women's doubles

MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino netters Alex Eala and Shaira Rivera bowed out of the 20th Asian Games women's doubles after falling to the Chinese duo of Jiang Xinyu and Yang Zhaoxuan, 5-7, 2-6, in the second round at the Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Japan Wednesday evening.

Eala and Rivera defeated Hong Kong rivals Lai Ching Laam and Liu Kallista, 6-1, 6-3, in the first round on Tuesday.

Riviera sees action in more event as she teams up with Francis Alcanra in the mixed doubles.

Eala shifts all her focus to the singles play where she faces Wang Xiyu in the semifinals.

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