体坛英语资讯：Kenya tennis team upbeat ahead of Africa Junior championships
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 27-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Okutoyi">Okutoyi</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="Under">Under</span>-18 <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> 9-14.</p><p><span word="Okutoyi">Okutoyi</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="Derrick">Derrick</span> <span word="Ominde">Ominde</span>, <span word="Alicia">Alicia</span> <span word="Owegi">Owegi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rosehilda">Rosehilda</span> <span word="Asumwa">Asumwa</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spirited">spirited</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>, <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>.</p><p><span word="Okutoyi">Okutoyi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="ITF">ITF</span>) <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Algiers">Algiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Marrakech">Marrakech</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lucie">Lucie</span> <span word="Nguyen">Nguyen</span> 6-3, 6-1 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Oumaima">Oumaima</span> <span word="Aziz">Aziz</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> 6-4, 6-3. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tunis">Tunis</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="handy">handy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>. <span word="ITF">ITF</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunis">Tunis</span>," <span word="Okutoyi">Okutoyi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="slots">slots</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020.</p>
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