The 2017 season came to a close for the University of Minnesota Duluth on Saturday afternoon at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament in Minnetonka, Minn., where the Bulldogs fell 5-0 to top-seeded Augustana University.

UMD, making its first NSIC tourney appearance in seven years, was swept in all three doubles matches and dropped a pair of singles matches to finish 9-13 on the year (after going 3-14 last spring). The nine wins were the most accumulated by a Bulldog club since 2009 while the 22 matches played equaled a program best.

Elsa  Erickson (12-8, primarily at No. 5) and fellow rookie Megan Anderson (11-10 at No. 3) posted the best singles record among 2017 Bulldogs while  Erickson and junior Katie Baasch went 6-4 in doubles (No. 3) for a team-leading .600 winning percentage. Senior co-captain Shelby Benkofske and junior Kelsey Zetah team upped to generate the most doubles victories with eight.

Both senior captain Drew DeCorsey and Zetah, who will graduate this May, played in their final collegiate matches Saturday. The Bulldogs will also lose  juniors Karly Weber and Rachel Menke to graduation as well.

Augustana 5, UMD 0