The Youngstown State women's tennis team will gather to watch the 2014 NCAA Tennis Championships selection show on Tuesday at the Ohio Room in the Kilcawley Center at 5 p.m. The Selection Show begins at 5:30 p.m. and is open to the public. The show will air on NCAA.com.
The Selection Show gathering is part of a reception that will also honor YSU endowed scholarship donors as well as their annual recipients afterwards. Youngstown State's Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet is set to begin at 6 p.m. in the Chestnut Room following the show and reception to conclude a busy evening.
The Penguins advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history by winning the Horizon League Championship yesterday with a 4-2 win over Cleveland State.
The field of 64 will be announced on NCAA.com at 5:30 p.m. The first round features 16 host sites with four schools at each location. The winners of the four-team single-elimination brackets advance to the finals which are May 15-26 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia.
There will be an opportunity for media/fans to talk to Penguins tennis coach Mickael Sopel and members of the team afterwards. If fans cannot make it to the watch party, both shows will be streamed live on NCAA.com.
