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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Drew Keeney and Miles Milliorn of Lorena High School |
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won the doubles event at the Rocket Invitational Tennis Tournament |
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on February 15, 2013, in Waco; and |
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WHEREAS, Facing competitors from Class 2A through Class 5A |
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schools, these outstanding young athletes took four consecutive |
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matches under the eight-game pro set format to win the competition; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In their first two contests, Mr. Keeney, a senior, |
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and Mr. Milliorn, a junior, defeated Midway 8-5 and San Saba 8-2; |
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after moving on to the semifinals, they fell behind by a score of |
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2-6 to Rockdale and were threatened with elimination, but the pair |
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rallied to take seven of the next eight games for a 9-7 triumph; in |
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the finals, they carried off the trophy by beating the Waco High |
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School team 8-5; and |
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WHEREAS, The hard work and commitment to excellence |
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demonstrated by Mr. Keeney and Mr. Milliorn have helped them to |
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become a formidable force on the tennis court, and they may take |
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justifiable pride in their accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Drew Keeney and Miles Milliorn of |
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Lorena High School on winning the doubles competition at the Rocket |
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Invitational Tennis Tournament and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Mr. Keeney and Mr. Milliorn as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |