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Team Kenya to train on new clay courts at Nairobi Club
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.
Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The hosts will be represented by Junior Wimbledon doubles champion Angella Okutoyi, her twin sister Roselida Asumwa, Alicia Owegi and Cynthia Wanjala
- Nairobi Club Chief Executive Office Walter Nyandiko told Nation Sport that the club was upgrading the nine tennis courts from murram to clay courts to the tune of Sh8 million
- Tennis Kenya Executive Officer Nancy Nduku said Team Kenya will start residential training this week as Kenya prepares to welcome top players from Botswana, Burundi, Ghana, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe for the Europe/Africa Group II qualifying event
Team Kenya is expected to start using new world-class clay tennis courts at Nairobi Club this week in readiness for the World Cup of Women tennis, Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Africa Group III, scheduled for June 12 to 17.
The hosts will be represented by Junior Wimbledon doubles champion Angella Okutoyi, her twin sister Roselida Asumwa, Alicia Owegi and Cynthia Wanjala.
