The UW-Whitewater women's tennis team started their season with a win this morning over Carthage College 7-2.

Singles
#1 Gina Klein, CC, def. Ingrid Stensvaag (Palatine, IL/Palatine), WW; 2-6, 6-4, 10-5
#2 Annie Smith (Algonquin, IL/H.D. Jacobs), WW, def. Hollis McPeek, CC; 4-6, 6-1, 10-2
#3 Amy Siemon (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South), WW, def. Ashley Morgan, CC; 6-2, 6-1
#4 Michelle Daciolas (Roselle, IL/Lake Park), WW, def. Stephanie Zundl, CC; 6-0, 6-0
#5 Kelly Rutkowski (Waunakee/Waunakee), WW, def. Amanda Bizub, CC; 6-1, 6-0
#6 Megan Kasten (Verona/Verona), WW, def. Alex Maniscolo, CC; 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
#1 Klein/McPeek, CC, def. Kalla Schaefer (Madison/Madison Memorial)/Daciolas, WW; 9-8 (8-6)
#2 Stensvaag/Smith, WW, def. Morgan/Zundl, CC; 8-0
#3 Kathleen Kappel (Madison/Madison East)/Lauren Aguilar (Gurnee, IL/Carmel Catholic ), WW, def. Bizub/Kaitlyn Farrell, CC; 8-1

The Warhawks went 23-4 last season and made it to the second round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III tournament before losing to Wheaton College. Sophomore, then freshman, earned a berth into the NCAA Division III singles tournament after being the first UW-W tennis player (male or female) to have thirty wins in a season.

UW-W is 1-0 after their first competition of the day. The Warhawks have another competition scheduled for 3:00 p.m. today against Illinois Wesleyan University at the Wangerin Courts in Whitewater.