Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Women's Tennis	SIUE Women's Tennis SIUE Athletics

Gina Wohltman

August 29, 2005 Women’s Tennis Opens Season At KWC          EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - First year head coach Bryan Belt looks to improve upon a 9-7 record from 2004 as the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville tennis team gets started this year.          The Cougars will begin their season Friday as they travel to Owensboro, Ky. to take on Kentucky Weselyan at 3 p.m.          “I am looking forward to the season,” said Belt. “We had a good week of practice. That will be a good match for us to get our feet underneath us.”          Starting at No. 1 singles for the Cougars will be senior Gina Wohltman (Effingham), at No. 2 singles is sophomore Katherine Ferry (Springfield), No. 3 singles is senior Celia Montes (Chicago), starting at No. 4 singles will be sophomore Brittany Kockler (Troy), and freshmen Kristen Bray (Effingham) and Jennifer Ruthe (Chicago) round out the No. 5 and 6 singals spots.          Belt noted that the match against the Panthers gives his team an opportunity to set up their doubles teams and see how they play.                   -siue-