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Meanwhile, earlier today, Alicia Owegi came from behind to beat Botswana's Cheludo Monnayoo 4-6, 6-4, and, 6-2.
Kenyan tennis sensation Angela Okutoyi has maintained the hot streak in her second singles game to stun Botswana’s Chelsea Chakanyuka 2-0 at the ongoing Billy Jean King Cup Africa Group III tournament at the Nairobi Club.
Okutoyi put up a good fight to win the first set 6-1 before destroying Chakanyuka in the second set where she won 6-2.
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19:26 - 12.06.2023
TENNIS Angela Okutoyi and Cynthia Cheruto pull off insane Billie Jean King Cup doubles upset
Kenya are Pool A of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Africa group three tennis Championship.
This marks her second singles win after she stunned Morocco’s El Allami Malak in her opening singles match on Monday, June 12. The 18-year-old displayed her class to take the first set in a narrow win of 7-5.
She came back for the second set upbeat and she managed to take top honours in 6-3. In the doubles played on Monday, Okutoyi and Cynthia Cheruto pulled off a jaw-dropping upset to take the win.
They were up against the Moroccan pair of Aya El Aouni and Yasmine Kabbaj, who were pre-race favourites but failed to live up to the billing.
Meanwhile, earlier today, Alicia Owegi came from behind to beat Botswana's Cheludo Monnayoo 4-6, 6-4, and, 6-2. The win is a morale booster after losing her opening singles match on Monday against Morocco's Aya El Aouni. She lost 2-0 in sets of 6-3 and 6-0.
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14:44 - 12.06.2023
TENNIS Angela Okutoyi gets Billie Jean King Cup campaign off to winning start
The event, which kicked off on Monday, June 12, at Nairobi Club, will end Saturday, June 17.
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