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Okutoyi fired up for singles final after doubles victory in W35 tourney

Angella Okutoyi

Kenya's Angella Okutoyi plays a forehand to Zuzanna Pawlikowska of Poland during their W35 International Tennis Federation (ITF) W35 Nairobi women's singles semi final match at Nairobi Club on on January 11, 2025.

Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group
Geofrey Anene

By  Geoffrey Anene

Contributor

NMG Sport

What you need to know:

  • Okutoyi improved her ranking points from 44 to 52 by reaching the W35 Nairobi One quarter-final in singles. 
  • Making the singles semi-finals comes with 14 points, the finalist will get 23 points, while the champion earns 35 points.

Kenya’s highest-ranked tennis player, Angella Okutoyi is closing in on her first singles title in the International Tennis Tournament (ITF) Women’s World Tennis Tour in over a year after reaching the W35 Nairobi Two final at Nairobi Club on Saturday.

Okutoyi bagged the doubles title with Burundian partner Sada Nahimana after beating Dutch-Vietnamese sisters Demi Tran and Lian Tran 6-3, 6-2.

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