[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 314 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 314

Congratulating the University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis 
                   team for their successful season.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2003

 Mr. Johnson of Illinois submitted the following resolution; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis 
                   team for their successful season.

Whereas the University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis team concluded 
        their season with a rare Triple Crown, including championships in the 
        team tournament, singles tournament, and doubles tournament, which were 
        held at the University of Georgia in Athens;
Whereas the Fighting Illini became the first team that used three different 
        players in the singles and doubles tournaments to capture the Triple 
        Crown of college tennis;
Whereas the Fighting Illini won the first NCAA team championship in the history 
        of the University of Illinois's tennis program as well as the first 
        national team title for the university in any sport since 1989;
Whereas the Fighting Illini became the first team, other than the teams of the 
        University of Southern California, Stanford University, the University 
        of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Georgia, to win the 
        national title since the NCAA adopted the current NCAA team championship 
        format in 1977;
Whereas the Fighting Illini earned the team's first Intercollegiate Tennis 
        Association National Indoor Championship in February 2003, after which 
        the team propelled to the number one ranking where it remained for the 
        entire season;
Whereas the Fighting Illini won their seventh consecutive Big Ten Conference 
        regular-season championship, as well as their sixth Big Ten Tournament 
        crown in the last seven years;
Whereas the Fighting Illini has become the team with the all-time most wins, and 
        the fourth undefeated and untied team in the 84-year history of the 
        University of Illinois men's tennis program;
Whereas the Fighting Illini team member, Amer Delic, won the first national 
        singles title of the University of Illinois and team members Rajeev Ram 
        and Brian Wilson won the university's second NCAA doubles crown; and
Whereas the 2003 Fighting Illini team was one of only two teams in the 64 team 
        NCAA tournament that was comprised entirely of players from the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates and recognizes the University of Illinois 
        Fighting Illini men's tennis team, coach Craig Tiley, and 
        assistant coach Bruce Breque for the team's historic, 
        successful, and monumental season; and
            (2) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        send, upon passage, an official copy of this Resolution to 
        coach Craig Tiley, assistant coach Bruce Breque, and all other 
        members of the 2003 National Championship men's tennis team.
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