Alex Eala and partner Nadiia Kichenok rolled to the semifinals of the Guangzhou Open doubles competition on Friday.
Eala and Kichenok advanced after turning back Russians Polina Kudermetova and Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-3, 7-5.
The Filipino-Ukrainian pair will face Polish Katarzyna Piter and Indonesian Janice Tjen in the semis on Saturday afternoon.
Piter and Tjen took down top seeds Quinn Gleason and Elena Pridankina in their quarters matchup.
Eala and Tjen shared recent history together at the Sao Paulo Open last month.
In an upset, the 20-year-old Eala lost to eventual finalist Tjen, 6-4, 6-1, in the quarterfinal round.
Eala gets a chance to get back at Tjen in doubles action and make up for her string of first-round exits in singles play.
The Rafa Nadal Academy graduate is coming off an opening round loss in singles at the Guangzhou Open on Tuesday.