By Merritt H.R. No. 1166 77R17106 GMW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Kayla Bowden and Lucy Flores of Gladewater High 1-2 School recently claimed the 2001 state UIL Class 3A girls doubles 1-3 tennis championship; and 1-4 WHEREAS, At the 2001 State Tennis Tournament held at the 1-5 World of Tennis at Lakeway on May 7-8, 2001, the talented duo from 1-6 Gladewater defeated all three of their opponents in straight sets, 1-7 bringing home the Class 3A state crown with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over 1-8 Vernon High School; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Coached by Butch Clay, Ms. Bowden and Ms. Flores 1-10 finished the 2000-2001 season with an unblemished 43-0 record; 1-11 moreover, they competed together during summer 2000, also compiling 1-12 an undefeated record while winning the Abilene, Houston Clay 1-13 Courts, Tyler Major Zone, Longview, Spring Hill, Kilgore, and 1-14 Gladewater Invitational tournaments; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The daughter of Hugh and Kathy Bowden, Ms. Bowden is 1-16 a senior who has signed to play collegiately next fall at Tyler 1-17 Junior College; Ms. Flores is a sophomore and is the daughter of 1-18 Luis and Leo Flores; both of these talented young women rank in the 1-19 top quarter of their class and are Texas scholars and members of 1-20 the honor roll; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Kayla Bowden and Lucy Flores have proven themselves 1-22 to be gifted and dedicated student-athletes, and it is a pleasure 1-23 to commend them as they take pride in their state championship; 1-24 now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-2 Legislature hereby congratulate Kayla Bowden and Lucy Flores on 2-3 winning the state UIL Class 3A girls doubles tennis championship 2-4 and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it 2-5 further 2-6 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-7 prepared for Ms. Bowden and Ms. Flores as an expression of high 2-8 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.