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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Tyler Junior College men's tennis team achieved |
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great distinction by winning the 2025 National Junior College |
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Athletic Association Division I championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Tyler joined the other top junior college teams from |
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across the country at the NJCAA tournament, which took place from |
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May 12 to 16 in Florence, South Carolina; the Apaches turned in a |
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dominant performance, winning first place in singles flight No. 5 |
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and sweeping the three doubles flights; TJC totaled 42 points, 9 |
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more than runner-up finisher Barton Community College, to capture |
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the national crown for the second consecutive season and the 20th |
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time in program history; and |
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WHEREAS, Six Apache players garnered First Team All-American |
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honors; Daniel Mauricio Marincas made the No. 5 First Team Singles |
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All-American squad and was a No. 3 First Team Doubles selection |
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alongside Alex Morris; Daniel Borisov and Alex Despoja secured |
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spots on the No. 1 Doubles squad, while Doni Gashi and Daniel |
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Jankoski claimed All-American status on the No. 2 Doubles flight; |
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TJC also received valuable contributions throughout the year from |
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Jacopo Cianfarini, Ouga Miyazaki, and Alejandro Pardo; the squad |
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was ably guided by interim head coach Micah Avance, who was named |
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the NJCAA Coach of the Tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, By once again earning the mantle of national |
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champions, the Tyler Junior College Apaches have burnished the |
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school's reputation as a tennis powerhouse, and all those |
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associated with the team may indeed reflect with pride on a job well |
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done; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby congratulate the Tyler Junior College men's |
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tennis team on winning the 2025 NJCAA Division I championship and |
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extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; 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 by the Texas |
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Senate. |