Angela Okutoyi will be part of the top ranked tennis players set to compete at the African Games in Accra Ghana in March.
Tennis Kenya (TK) will send her at the Panafrican Games in her bid to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games in July this year.
Okutoyi is ranked 585 in the world and she is expected to play some build-up tournaments to be in the best possible shape for the continental games.
Okutoyi is currently playing in the US circuit and recently reached the semifinals of the W35 tennis tournament held in Naples, Florida, where she lost to eighth seed Allie Kik of the United States 6-0, 6-4 a fortnight ago.
She is expected to play in other tournaments in the coming few weeks and said she is relishing the challenge of playing at the African Games.
Okutoyi, who is a student at Auburn University, USA believes playing in the United States has improved her all-round game.
The two-time Kenya Open champion will be following in the footsteps of Jane Davis and Susan Wakhungu, who won gold and silver respectively at the 1978 edition in Algiers.
Others to have played include Paul Wekesa, Eno Polo and Norbert Oduor among others.