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Okutoyi, Bhasin storm W15 doubles semi-finals
Kenya’s Angella Okutoyi plays a shot to second seed Caroline Romeo of France during their ITF World W15 semi-finals match at Karen Country Club on November 19, 2022.
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What you need to know:
- Thursday was a bad day in office for Kenyan players as the only remaining players in singles Okutoyi, her twin sister Roselida Asumwa, and Claire Muthoni suffered first round exits
- Okutoyi teamed up with her Indian teammate to dismiss the pair of Slovakian Tothova and Uzbek Yuldasheva 6-2, 6-4 in one hour
- In the semi-finals, unseeded Okutoyi and Smriti will meet the winner of the quarter-final match between Alexandra Iordache (Romania)/Magdalena Stoilkovska (North Macedonia) and second-seeded Linda Salvi (Italy)/Seibold
Kenya’s Angella Okutoyi and Smriti Bhasin have booked a spot in the doubles semi-finals at W15 Nairobi World Tennis Tour after stunning fourth seeds Emma Tothova and Sevil Yuldasheva in straight sets on the clay courts of Karen Country Club on Friday.
Wimbledon doubles champion Okutoyi was eliminated in singles by top-seeded Emily Seibold in round of 32 on Thursday.
