Kenyan tennis sensation Angella Okutoyi endured a rough start to the W35 Heraklion 3 clay Tournament in Greece, this after being bounced out of the singles in the first round on Wednesday, 11 November.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsOkutoyi, playing just four days after claiming her biggest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) title to date in Angola, won just two games as she fell to a 6-1, 6-1 defeat to Italy’s Jennifer Ruggeri in a round of 16 contest.##NAJAVA_MECA_10106188##The Kenyan lost all her serves in the first set, with her only game coming off a break of serve with the scores at 2-0.The second set would follow a similar trajectory, as Okutoyi again dropped all her serves, while breaking in the fourth game to avoid a bagel.Thunder learn Elite 16 rivals as chase for BAL ticket intesifiesThe result, albeit to an opponent ranked 164 places above her in the WTA rankings, extended Okutoyi’s brief struggles in singles, following other early exit in Luanda last week.##NAJAVA_MECA_10107701##Throughout 2026, the 22-year-old has only bagged two singles titles, all coming at the double-legged W35 Tournament in Nairobi in January.Despite all of that, Okutoyi is making it rip in the doubles, winning eight tournaments throughout the year, including last week’s historic triumph at the W125 Angola Ladies Open in Luanda, which she landed alongside Burundian teammate Sada Nahimana.Angella Okutoyi makes history in AngolaIn Greece, Okutoyi is set to pair up with United Kingdom's Victoria Allen, in search for another doubles title.