ALEX Eala made her first semifinals appearance as a professional on Saturday morning, outlasting Carole Monnet, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals in the W15 Monaco tournament on the Rafa Nadal Academy hardcourt in Spain.

After dominating the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's no.2 ranked Seone Mendez of Australia, 6-4, 6-1 on Friday in the quarters, Eala had her hands full against world no. 14 Monnet this time around.

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