NORMAL, Ill. – The 2022 Missouri Valley Conference tournament champion Illinois State women's tennis team is headed to Columbus, Ohio, to take on No. 10 seed Ohio State in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday at the Auer Tennis Complex.
The Redbirds (17-6) will be making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance, with the last coming in 2019 when they headed to the West Coast to take on USC. The 'Birds punched their ticket to the NCAA Championship after a thrilling 4-3 win over No. 1 seed and host Drake in the finals of the MVC Championship two weekends ago.