In Summary
- On Tuesday Kenya rallied from a match down to beat Tunisia 2-1
- It secured wins against Mauritius on Monday setting up the tour for the week.
On Tuesday Kenya rallied from a match down to beat Tunisia 2-1 and team Kenya is raising the flag high.It secured wins against Mauritius on Monday setting up the tour for the week.
The Billie jean is an opportunity to qualify to group two and Kenya is looking to increase its rankings out of twelve African countries that are participating for an opportunity to get to the Olympics.
On Tuesday Kenya rallied from a match down to beat Tunisia 2-1. “We are determined and as we said we are just taking each opponent and each country at a time, and that’s a good start for us and we want to keep the same momentum,” said Angella Okutoyi who’s desperately looking to book an Olympic slot.
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Angela Okutoyi On The Game
Kenya’s opening rubber went with a loss giving Tunisia a 1-0 lead as Cynthia Wanjala struggled against Ranim Rassil to a 6-2 and 6-4 loss.
Okutoyi who anchored Kenya to victory said that she did not focus on the negative side but instead enjoyed the game which secured the wins.
“I chose not to focus a lot on us trailing our opponents and enjoyed the game. All I wanted was to play and have fun instead of worrying so much about the outcome, “said Okutoyi
She also added that she had chemistry with wanjala in the doubles thus did not struggle. Angella played like a true champion against a resilient Bechri who made her sweat for the victory.
Angella revived Kenya’s hopes of a win by taking the first set 6-3 and on the second set Bechri forced a tie breaker. However, Angella broke the tie that set the stage for a thrilling double crash
