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Brilliant Okutoyi comes second at W15 World Tennis Tour

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Kenya's Angela Okutoyi looks on against Uzbekistan's Sevil Yuldasheva during the W15 Nairobi World Tennis Tour on November 17, 2022. (Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

Kenyan tennis sensation Angella Okutoyi on Sunday came short of writing another history on home soil after losing 6-3, 6-2 to top seed Emily Seibold in the final of W15 Nairobi World Tennis Tour at Karen Country Club in Nairobi.

The former African Under-18 champion was hoping to become the first ever Kenyan to clinch the international tournament that had attracted a total of 45 players from 21 countries before being stopped by the 22-year-old German.

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