GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Calvin University women's tennis team defeated Adrian College 5-2 on Tuesday at Strikwerda Tennis Center.
 
Calvin (8-6, 5-1 MIAA) earned its sixth straight win (including five conference matches) with a strong start before topping Adrian (7-11, 2-5 MIAA) in four of six singles contests.
 
The Knights swept doubles play to take a 1-0 overall lead. The three-doubles team of Sabrina Lopez (Steger, Ill./Illiana Christian) and Rachel Grissom (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) scored the first win by a 6-0 result, followed by the two-doubles team of Tessa Holman (Washington, Mich./Romeo) and Julia Hooker (East Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) with a 6-2 win.
 
In one-doubles, the team of Ryan Morey (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern) and Marina Ribeiro (santos Sal Paolo, Brazil/Santa Cecilia) finished off the sweep with a 7-6 (8-6) tiebreaker win.
 
In singles play, the Bulldogs scored points with wins in the top two spots in the line-up, but the Knights won in straight sets in the 3-6 spots.
 
Holman (6-3, 6-1), Elise Norman (Kalamazoo, Mich./Lakeview) (6-1, 6-1), Hooker (6-2, 6-0) and Lopez (6-0, 6-0) each earned singles wins for the Knights.
 
NEXT UP: Calvin women's tennis will return to action on Friday, April 24, when it plays at 4:00 PM at Alma College.