After absorbing a first-round loss in singles, Alex Eala partnered with German Eva Lys in singles but succumbed to the doubles pair of Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins, also in the first round.
Alex Eala's stay in the hallowed grass courts of Wimbledon comes to an end as she and German partner Eva Lys fell prey to Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins, 4-6, 2-6, in the first round of doubles action Thursday, July 3.
The loss came just days after Eala's first-round exit at the hands of defending champion Barbora Krejcikova in the singles event.
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Though coming in as last-minute replacements, Gleason and Martin displayed chemistry having partnered previously. They were crowned champions in the Merida Open in Mexico last year.
Eala and Lys succumbed to Gleason and Martin's relentless pressure on their service games.
The American and the Brazilian forced 11 break points in the 84-minute battle, converting three of those.
Three games into the match, Eala and Lys already faced seven break points, with their foes finally converting on an error by the German for a 2-1 lead.
But Eala and Lys protected their serve from there, even holding to love in the seventh game.
They seemed to find their groove, forcing their first break point in the next game on a netted slice response against Eala's volley.
But they stumbled to mistakes to allow their foes to hold at 4-5.
Fighting to stay in the set, Eala and Lys got another chance to break after drawing an error from the doubles No. 70 and No. 80 on the Filipina's backhand.
But three successive errors allowed their opponents to secure the frame.
Down 0-1 in the match, Eala and Lys seemed unfazed, opening the second set with a hold of serve as Eala swung a forehand volley.
But things took a quick turn.
Just like in the first set, the American and Brazilian duo attacked early to break in the third game of the frame behind a forehand winner for a 2-1 advantage.
Eala and Lys refused to fold as they ramped it up in the next game to force six break points, the last on a forehand drive by Eala.
But in the nip-and-tuck battle, it was Eala and Lys who blinked first, faltering on back-to-back errors which their opponents pounced on as they smacked a forehand crosscourt winner to consolidate their lead instead at 3-1.
Gleason and Martin secured a double break in the next and that was enough to outpace Eala and Lys to the finish line.