SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1026
         WHEREAS, The Saint Mary's University women's tennis team
  achieved great distinction by winning the Heartland Conference
  championship on April 25, 2015, in Dallas; and
         WHEREAS, The Lady Rattlers secured their third consecutive
  conference title with a 5-1 victory over Saint Edward's
  University in the conference tournament final, held at Southern
  Methodist University Tennis Complex; the doubles teams of Jamie
  Lee Denton and Kaylin Kruseman and Tyra Timm and Felicity Delgado
  were triumphant in their respective matches, while Mariana Rong,
  Felicity Delgado, and Jamie Lee Denton tallied singles wins; also
  contributing to the team's success was Joanie Bryant, Cristina
  Lopez, and Kerry Wiegand; and
         WHEREAS, With the conference championship wrapped up, the
  Lady Rattlers hosted the South Central Regional tournament as the
  region's top-seeded team the following week and from there
  advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association
  Division II Championships, where they soundly defeated the squad
  from Northeastern State University in the opening round; the team
  put up a determined effort in the quarterfinals against Brigham
  Young University-Hawaii, but they ultimately fell, to snap a
  20-match winning streak and bring their season to a close; and
         WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach Lisa Dausin and
  assistant coaches Ross Dausin, Luis Rovira, and Stephan Poole,
  Saint Mary's finished the 2014-2015 campaign with an exceptional
  overall record of 21 wins and just 2 losses; and
         WHEREAS, Playing with determination and teamwork, the Lady
  Rattlershavecontinuedtheirtraditionofexcellenceonthe
  tennis court, and they are a source of great pride for the
  students, alumni, and supporters of Saint Mary's University;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
  Legislature, hereby congratulate the Saint Mary's University
  women's tennis team on winning the 2015 Heartland Conference
  championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff
  sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for the team as an expression of high regard from the
  Texas Senate.
  Menéndez
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 28, 2015.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate