The Calvin women's tennis team picked up its third consecutive victory and moved into sole possession of third place in the MIAA standings with an 8-1 win over visiting Adrian College Wednesday afternoon.

The Knights are now 11-7 overall and 5-2 in the MIAA. Calvin can secure the third seed for next week's MIAA Tournament with a win over Trine on Saturday.

With temperatures hovering near 40' at match time, Wednesday's match was moved indoors to Calvin's Huizenga Tennis and Track Center.

Calvin gained quick command by winning all three doubles flights. Calvin's No. 1 doubles team of senior Megan Visser and sophomore Claire Spoelhof recorded an 8-3 victory. The tandem is now 11-10 in doubles competition together this year. Sophomore Ellie Benzel and freshman Jessica Bouma claimed an 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles while the Calvin duo of freshman Kari Kroeze and sophomore Liz Turner won 8-1 at No. 3 doubles.  Benzel and Bouma are now 8-6 in doubles play this year while Kroeze and Turner are 5-3.

At No. 1 singles, Visser ran her season record to 10-11 with a 6-1, 6-0 win. Benzel picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles and is now 14-6 on the year. Spoelhof was a 6-4, 2-6, 10-2 winner at No. 3 singles while Bouma was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 4 singles. Bouma is now 15-7 on the year. Senior Ali Roode claimed a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles and is now 14-4 on the year and is now 39-15 in singles during her Calvin career.

Calvin will now prepare to host Trine on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Strikwerda Tennis Courts.