Team Kenya will be aiming for improved performance at the Africa Junior Tennis Under-14 Championships in Egypt on Tuesday.
Seline Ahoya will spearhead Kenya's charge at the one-week tournament alongside Nancy Kawira and Michelle Murage.
Kenya earned the slot after winning the zonal championships in Burundi in January.
In the latest rankings on the continent, Ahoya is ranked 15th, Kawira is ranked 16th and Murage is placed 52nd.
Coach Caroline Oduor remains confident the team will be competitive when they face the likes of Zimbabwe, Nigeria and hosts Egypt.
"The girls are in good shape they have trained well and are relishing the challenge of competing against their peers from the rest of the continent,” said Oduor.
The Kenyan trio played at the Africa Under-14 Championship in Lome, Togo in March where they posted mixed results but Oduor said he is upbeat about their chances in the tournament in North Africa.
The girls learnt their lessons in March and have polished up on their areas of weaknesses. We look forward to the event and to do the country proud,” said Oduor, whose team finished fourth last year.
"Our target is to finish in the medal bracket. Last year we narrowly missed out but we hope to come back stronger and fitter to grab a medal this time around."
Ahoya said they will take one match at a time.
"We do not want to put much pressure on ourselves. We know our capacity. We will take it one step at a time," added Ahoya.
Elsewhere, Kenya will be represented by six players at this week's ITF Under-18 Tennis Tour at the Nairobi Club.
Alvin Mwenda, Ben Odingo, Raymond Oduor, Rishit Shah and siblings Ayush and Ruhan Bhandari will be aiming for improved performances in the week-long tournament.
The Kenyan players will be up against players from Poland, India, Austria, Spain, Uganda and Luxembourg.
