MANILA – Philippine Tennis Academy player Tennnielle Madis bowed to No. 4 seed Renee Alame of Australia, 2-6, 5-7, on Wednesday in the second round of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) J200 Kuala Lumpur singles competition at the National Tennis Center in Malaysia.

But the 17-year-old from M'lang, North Cotabato made it to the next round in the doubles, teaming up with Russian Alexandra Malova to beat Indian Diya Ramesh and American Priyanka Rana, 6-1, 6-2.

Madis, currently No. 213 in the ITF Juniors singles rankings, and Malova will be up against No. 8 Russian pair Anna Pushkareva and Alisa Terentyeva.

"Tenny fought well, did her best but the Australian played better," former Davis Cupper and SEA Games medalist Robert Angelo said in an interview on Thursday.

"Tenny is a fighter, I'm sure she'll try to bounce back in Kuching (Malaysia) and Nonthaburi (Thailand), both J300 events," he added.

The Kuching event is from April 22 to 27 while the Nonthaburi Closed Regional Championships is scheduled from April 28 to May 3.

Madis won two doubles titles in United Arab Emirates last January.

Last year, she bagged five doubles titles, including four with PTA teammate Stefi Marithe Aludo in J60 events held in Manila, China, Thailand and Sri Lanka. (PNA)