Okutoyi bags another title to sweep ITF W35 Nairobi tournament
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The former Wimbledon doubles champion bossed the first set when she went 5-1 up, and found the nerve to wrap it up, moments after dropping her own serve
Kenyan tennis star Angella Okutoyi made it back-to-back singles titles after getting the best of Italy’s Martina Colmegna to win the final of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour W35 Nairobi at Parklands Sports Club on Sunday, 11 January.
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Okutoyi, 21, beat the world number 450 in straight sets, winning 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) to add to the other singles title she won last week, also against the same opponent.
Having edged past Colmegna in three sets that lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes on Sunday, 4 January, Oklutoyi cranked her levels higher this time round, claiming victory in just 1 hour, 42 minutes.
The former Wimbledon doubles champion bossed the first set when she went 5-1 up, and found the nerve to wrap it up, moments after dropping her own serve.
The second set was a lot more cagier, as the home player was forced to play catch-up almost in its entirety.
Okutoyi's only lead before the tie-break was at 3-2, but after levelling at 6-6, came out tops in the decider to leave the huge Nairobi crowd on its feet.
Angella Okutoyi wins 4/4 titles in Nairobi🥳
— Ochieng' Stephen (@soo_ochieng) January 11, 2026
She recorded a straight set 6-3, 7, 6(3) victory over Martina Colmegna to win the W35 Singles title for a second week in a row.
2 Singles titles , 2 Doubles titles in 2 weeks on home soil. Incredible!#AngellaOkutoyi #TennisKE pic.twitter.com/J1VJnpmvQW
On her way to the title, Okutoyi only dropped two sets throughout the week, having won in straight sets against all of Saumya Vig (first round), Alhussein Abdel Laziz (second round), and Colmegna in the final.
Her dropped sets came in her quarter-final battle with top-seed Isabella Shinikova on Friday, and her other cracker with Egypt's Sandra Samir in Saturday's semifinal.
Okutoyi, who on Saturday also clinched her second W35 Nairobi doubles title alongside Dutch partner Demi Tran, is expected to earn $4,860 (approximately Ksh 626,470) in prize money, and 35 WTA ranking points.
The Kenyan, who schools at Auburn University, is currently ranked 561st in the world, and is among several athletes expected to represent the nation at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
