[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 391 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                     November 18, 2003.
Whereas the University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis team concluded 
        its season with a rare Triple Crown, including national 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 since the current NCAA tennis team championship 
        format began in 1977;
Whereas the Fighting Illini won the first NCAA team championship in the history 
        of the University of Illinois 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 team championship 
        format in 1977;
Whereas the Fighting Illini earned the team's first Intercollegiate Tennis 
        Association National Indoor Championship in February 2003, which 
        propelled the team 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 7 years;
Whereas the Fighting Illini have 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; and
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: 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 associate head coach 
        Bruce Berque 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 Berque, and all other members of the 2003 National 
        Championship men's tennis team.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.