Kenya’s Angella Okutoyi celebrates a point against Indian qualifier Teja Tirunelveli in their first round match of the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour (W25) at the Nairobi Club on December 19, 2023.
Okutoyi and Moroccan El Aouni, who have known each other for three years, marched on to the quarter-finals after they outclassed Egyptian Merna Mostafa Refaat (10) 6-2, 6-3 and Mari-Louise Van Zyl (South Africa) in round of 16 on Monday
Okutoyi is the only player surviving in singles in Accra after Stacy Yego, Melissa Mwakha, Cynthia Cheruto, Ismael Changawa, Ibrahim Kibet, Kevin Cheruiyot and Albert Njogu were eliminated early
Kenyan tennis ace Angella Okutoyi (seed four) will on Tuesday renew rivalry with her long time friend Aya El Aouni (eighth seed) for a place in women’s singles semi-finals at the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana.
Okutoyi and Moroccan El Aouni, who have known each other for three years, marched on to the quarter-finals after they outclassed Egyptian Merna Mostafa Refaat (10) 6-2, 6-3 and Mari-Louise Van Zyl (South Africa) in round of 16 on Monday, respectively.
