Capacity Crowd Fills Daskalakis Athletic Center for Olympic Trials

Philadelphia – The Daskalakis Athletic Center on the campus of Drexel University was home to more than 2,000 spectators of Saturday's action from the 2008 U.S. Olympic & National Team Trials – Table Tennis. Fans filled the bleachers and all standing room areas as they saw some of the country's best table tennis players battle for spots on the U.S. Olympic Team. David Zhuang and Yao “Crystal” Huang are in first place in the men's and women's divisions, respectively, and have put themselves in good positions for a trip to Beijing in 2008.

Fans waited anxiously to file in to the Daskalakis Athletic Center where six tournament tables featured furious action as Olympic dreams drew a bit closer after the second of three days of round-robin action. Sunday will be the final day as four men and four women will seal their place on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. Tickets are still available for Sunday's event and can be purchased by calling 1-866-4-DREXEL. Tickets can also be bought at the door on the day of the event while they last.

Play resumes at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow and will wrap up after the final matches that begin at 3:00 p.m.

Drexel University Athletics

Capacity Crowd Fills Daskalakis Athletic Center for Olympic Trials

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