ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst women's tennis team fell 9-0 to Calvin College in the first match of the spring portion of the Bluejays' 2017-18 schedule.

Calvin (3-0) swept the three doubles matches to start. Leah Newhof and Badeline Brouwer blanked Elmhurst's Rachel Rettger and Kathryn Wheeler. Anna Asfour and Lark Foote followed with an 8-0 shutout of Elmhurst's Chiara Gaudio and Ysabel Gonzaga. The Knights' duo of Alexis Bonner and Brittney Statema toppled Elmhurst's Meg Simon and Dacey Maglaque 8-3. 

In singles play, Newhof downed Gaudio 7-5, 6-1 at No. 1 singles while Brouwer needed three sets to get past Gonzaga 5-7, 6-1, 10-8. Asfour toppled Rettger at No. 3 6-2, 6-2 while Foote rallied past Wheeler 1-6, 6-1, 10-6 at No. 4. Bonner stopped Maglaque 6-0, 6-2 at No. 5 singles while Statema defeated Lopez 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6.