Okutoyi became a national hero in January as the first Kenyan girl to win a match at a grand slam, reaching the third round of the juniors at the Australian Open. Her achievements attracted the ...

Individually, Okutoyi also reached the round of 16 in women’s singles. The 2025 All-SEC selection defeated Lidia Podgorichana of Thailand 6-2, 6-2 in the round of 64, then beat Australia’s ...

Auburn sophomore Angella Okutoyi captured the gold medal in singles and silver medal in doubles on Thursday at the 2024 African Games in Accra, Ghana. The Nairobi, Kenya native started her day by ...

Okutoyi and her twin sister, Rose, were raised by their grandmother, Mary, after their mother died in childbirth. She was only 4 years old when her Uncle Allen and a teacher, Joe Karanji, put the ...

Okutoyi was praised across the world after she dispatched another qualifier, Zara Larke of Australia, in round two and equaled the previous best result of a Kenyan junior at the event.

Iran’s Meshkat al-Zahra Safi and Kenya’s Angella Okutoyi have both reached historic milestones at the first grand slam of the year and have been inspiring the next generation of talent.

Every time Angella Okutoyi steps on court, she thinks of how tennis will change her family's life. The 18-year-old Kenyan has an unshakable bond with her grandmother Mary Omukuya Ndong'a, forged ...

Okutoyi came out firing in the third set, jumping to an unassailable 3-0 lead. Larke had no answer for the hard-hitting Okutoyi, who punished the Australian to progress. Motivation ...

Angella Okutoyi’s first taste of Wimbledon ended in defeat but the Kenyan teenager is determined to keep blazing a trail for African women’s tennis. Okutoyi, 18, was the first girl from Kenya ...