Kenyans eye victory in team event
What you need to know:
- In the doubles, Asumwa and Okutoyi maintained their 100 percent performance by beating Winnie Birungi of Uganda and Kenya's Alicia Owegi 6-3, 6-4.
- In other doubles, Rwanda's Corine Nishimwe and Tuyshime Rona beat both Melissa Mwakha and Faith Urasa of Kenya in two sets of 6-4, 6-2 in the girls' 14 and under contest.
Kenyan youngsters will be looking to bounce back as the team event matches of the East Africa Tennis Championship get underway on Friday at the Gymkhana Club in Dar es Salaam.
The first leg, which comprised of individual matches, came to a close on Thursday with Kenya recording very few wins in both the singles and doubles matches.
Kenya's Brandon Isami thrashed his opponent from Burundi Akbar Gatoto in three straight sets of 1-6, 6-4, 11-9 in the finals of the boys 16 and under.
Isami's efforts were supported by his compatriot Edmond Ogega, who outclassed Antoissi Mohamed of Comoros in two impressive sets of 6-4, 6-2.
In the girls' 14 and under, Kenya's Melissa Mwakha lost 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Rwanda's Nishimwe Corine, while her counterpart Mercyline Oresha clenched victory over her Burundian opponent Zaituni Okeza, beating her 7-5, 6-1.
Angela Okutoyi maintained her unbeaten run after she schooled her compatriot Alicia Owegi 6-4, 6-0, while her twin Roselida Asumwa doubled the victory beating Arielle Horpinitch of the Seychelles 6-1, 6-3 in the girls' under 16.
In the doubles, Asumwa and Okutoyi maintained their 100 percent performance by beating Winnie Birungi of Uganda and Kenya's Alicia Owegi 6-3, 6-4.
In other doubles, Rwanda's Corine Nishimwe and Tuyshime Rona beat both Melissa Mwakha and Faith Urasa of Kenya in two sets of 6-4, 6-2 in the girls' 14 and under contest.
Akbar Gatoto and Kashindi Mussa both of Burundi beat their opponents from Uganda Trevor Kazibwe and Godfrey Ocen in the boys' 16 and under finals winning 6-1, 6-2, while Hakizumwani Junior and Manishimwe Emmanuel of Rwanda beat Kenya's Liberty Baraka and Ruinclife Ominde 6-0, 6-1 in the boys 14 and Under category.
