Kenya's Angella Okutoyi celebrates after winning her semi final match against Zuzanna Pawlikowska of Poland during W35 ITF World Tennis Tour at Parklands Sports Club on January 3, 2026.
The 21-year-old Okutoyi burst into tears after stunning fourth-seeded Martina Colmegna of Italy 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
It was Okutoyi’s first victory in W35 after six attempts last year in Nairobi, the Netherlands, and the United States.
An emotional African Games champion Angella Okutoyi dedicated her International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tour Nairobi W35 victory to her late aunt Cynthia Ndonga, who died on November 29, last year.
The 21-year-old Okutoyi burst into tears after stunning fourth-seeded Martina Colmegna of Italy 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to triumph in the final that lasted two hours and 22 minutes at the Parklands Sports Club, Nairobi on Sunday.
