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