{"id":858344,"date":"2026-08-14T23:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/858344\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:14:16","slug":"winnipeg-filipino-tennis-community-growing-amid-eala-mania-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/858344\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Filipino tennis community growing amid Eala-mania – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\tBy \tToni De Guzman<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted August 14, 2026 5:03 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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From dawn to dusk, the Garden City tennis<\/a> courts are filled with more people taking up a racquet. Part of the reason is a 21-year-old tennis star inspiring and making the Filipino<\/a> community proud.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this month, on Aug. 3, Alexandra Eala became the first Filipina to win a Women\u2019s Tennis Association Championship, and debuted in the National Bank Open in Toronto.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEverybody\u2019s playing now because of her. The impact is so big. Everyone is just so proud to be Filipino,\u201d said Jowen Sangalang, Winnipeg North Sports Group president, a group that plays tennis in the Garden City and Sargeant Park area.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our community there\u2019s a lot of \u2018I want to be Eala. I want to be Alex,’\u201d said Edj Villamar, Winnipeg North Sports Group member.<\/p>\n

Watch the video above for the full story.<\/p>\n

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