AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn men’s tennis senior Thomas Kennedy and Auburn women’s tennis senior Angella Okutoyi have each been named to their respective SEC Community Service Teams, the conference office announced on Thursday.
This marks the first SEC Community Service Team honor for Kennedy and the second in as many seasons for Okutoyi.
Kennedy has been active in community service efforts on and off the tennis court this year. Kennedy serves as a connect leader through Auburn’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council, where he mentors a group of freshman student-athletes and helps them adjust to college.
Kennedy volunteered as an instructor at a clinic for DreamCourt, a non-profit organization that provides an adaptive tennis program for individuals with physical, developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. The Auburn senior also volunteered at a kid’s clinic after an Auburn home match this season, helping kids learn the basics of tennis on the competition courts at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.
Okutoyi uses her platform to be a community service leader in her hometown of Nairobi, Kenya. Okutoyi regularly hosts free tennis clinics for children in Nairobi to promote the sport of tennis. She also provides free tennis clothing to underprivileged children in the community.