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Rising Tennis Star Angela Okutoyi comes to MCC
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Young Kenyan tennis star Angela Okutoyi treated MCC Members to a smashing demonstration of what Grand Slam level tennis looks like courtside! The Exhibition Match was held in support of Angela as she prepared for the 2022 Grand Slam Tournaments, representing Kenya. Angela reached the 3rd round of the recent Australian Junior Championships and was eligible to compete in the French Open and Wimbledon. She was only the second Kenyan woman to ever qualify for a Grand Slam in history and the first Kenyan to reach the third round in a Grand Slam Tournament. Since her Exhibition Match at MCC, Angela Okutoyi has made sporting history by not only reaching Round 2 on the famous clay courts of Roland Garros in Paris, but then becoming the first Kenyan to win a Grand Slam title when she teamed up with Dutch doubles partner Rose Marie Nijkamp, to win the Junior Tennis doubles title on the legendary grass courts of Wimbledon. Angela is now eligible to compete in the forthcoming U.S. Junior Championships later this year. We wish her the very best as she continues to make Kenyan sporting history.
A UNIQUE KENYAN SAFARI BY ARTIST PETER BLACKWELL
Kenyan-born artist Peter Blackwell took Members on ‘A Unique Kenyan Safari’ with his exhibition of superb wildlife paintings. Peter has been intrigued by Africa’s environment and its exceptional diversity all his life and through his beautiful artwork he strives to bring the many aspects of Africa to life through his personal interpretations of the natural world.
His latest original works flaunt a myriad of ideas and images that create “A Unique Kenyan Safari.”
Painting & Pottery Exhibition by Naz Perver Weich
Artist and potter Naz Perver Weich gave a stunning exhibition of her recent works. Inspired by the influence of Cubists such as Picasso and Cezanne, Naz works on the destruction and reconstitution of form to create multiple angles and lines which collide to craft intriguing and beautiful, one-off pieces which form ‘Perfect Imperfections.’
