KENNESAW, Ga. – The Kennesaw State men’s tennis team is looking to make its mark on the Atlantic Sun Conference this season, and after a 5-4 start to the year it will begin conference play this weekend when it travels to Belmont on Mar. 4 and Lipscomb on Mar. 5.

The Owls are 0-2 all-time in A-Sun openers, but head coach #T.J. Greggs# knows the importance of getting out to a fast start in conference play.

"This is going to be an exciting start to the conference season, as we had two very competitive matches last season with Belmont and Lipscomb, and I expect this season's matches to be tight ones as well,” coach Greggs said. “We've had this weekend circled on the schedule since it came out last year.  It is crucial that we bring out our best tennis for both matches as we make a push to qualify for our first Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.”

Belmont enters this weekend’s action winless so far this season as they are 0-3, while Lipscomb comes in at 3-4.

Leading the way for the Owls is sophomore Elliot Kahler who leads the team with 13 combined wins this season.  He finished conference play last season on a strong note winning four of his last six overall matches.

The match against Belmont on Friday is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. CT, while the Owls match on Saturday at Lipscomb is scheduled for a 2 p.m. CT start.

Today also marks the release of the new 2011 Men’s Tennis Media Guide, and also, for the first time ever, the KSU Men’s ITA Page. These two new features give you all-access to the men’s tennis program, and the nine players that are currently playing this season. They feature player bios, program history, season outlook, quick facts much more.

You can find the new media guide and ITA Page on the Men's Tennis Home Page under the sidebar links.