Wimbledon doubles junior champion Angella Okutoyi is through to the doubles quarter-finals in the W15 Nairobi at Karen Country Club.
Okutoyi and her Indian partner Smriti Bhasin defeated Reha Kipsang (Kenya) and Sonia Tuyishime (Rwanda) 6-0, 6-0 in the round of 16 on Tuesday.
Okutoyi will start her singles campaign against German Emily Seibold on Wednesday.
This is a repeat of the first W15 Nairobi final which the German won. Okutoyi still doesn’t have a WTA ranking, while Seibold is placed 520.
Valery Gynlna paired with Nigerian Divine Nweke to dismiss Kenyans Sonia Gill and Mary Wachira 6-0,6-0 in another doubles match.
Kenyans Stacy Yego and Cynthia Wanjala are out of the main singles draw.
Fifth seed Alexandra Iordache bundled out Yego in the round of 32 6-1,6-1 as Wanjala lost against German Alissia Gleixner 6-0,6-0.
Nweke suffered the same fate against Indian Laalitya 6-3,0-6,7-5. Italian Linda Salvi is through to the second round after outwitting Nigerian Sarah Adegoke 4-6,6-1,6-3.
German qualifier Akua Hansen tossed out wildcard Shana Mao (Tanzania) 5-7,6-3,6-3.
Eighth seed Sevil Yuldasheva (Uzbekistan) stopped Natalia Kowalczyk 6-1,6-2, as Indian qualifier Komal Nagare thrashed compatriot Smriti Bhasin 6-1,6-2 and third-seed Emma Tothova overpowered Indian Lakshmi Gowda 6-1,6-0.
