[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 514 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 514

 Commending the University of Southern California Trojan men's tennis 
     team for its victory in the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic 
             Association (NCAA) Men's Tennis Championship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2009

 Ms. Watson (for herself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. 
 Tauscher, Mrs. Halvorson, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
Waxman, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Harman, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Napolitano, 
  Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Richardson, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
  Rohrabacher, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of 
   California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
   Pallone, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Gallegly) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the University of Southern California Trojan men's tennis 
     team for its victory in the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic 
             Association (NCAA) Men's Tennis Championship.

Whereas the University of Southern California (USC) Trojan men's tennis team has 
        achieved many accomplishments during the 2009 season;
Whereas USC finished second in the Pacific-10 Conference with an overall record 
        of 25-5, tying the mark for the most wins in a season since 1991;
Whereas, on May 19, 2009, the No. 8 seed in the tournament, USC won the NCAA 
        Championship with a 4-1 victory over the No. 3 seed Ohio State;
Whereas the USC men's tennis team has now won its 17th men's tennis team 
        championship, which ties for the most such titles in the Nation;
Whereas USC's previous NCAA men's tennis team championship came in 2002, when 
        the tournament also was held in College Station, Texas;
Whereas, as a whole, USC has won its 110th national championship as a 
        university, including a national best 75 men's NCAA team titles;
Whereas USC registered 7 wins over top-10 teams in 2009, with 3 of those 
        victories coming in the NCAA Tournament;
Whereas the 2009 NCAA Championship is the first for USC head coach Peter Smith, 
        who had earned his 400th career victory in the Trojans' quarterfinal 
        upset over undefeated top seed Virginia;
Whereas USC junior Robert Farah was named the NCAA Championship Tournament Most 
        Valuable Player;
Whereas other All-Team Tournament Team honors went to Robert Farah at No. 1 
        singles and freshman Daniel Nguyen at No. 6 singles, as well as Farah 
        and Steve Johnson at No. 1 doubles and Matt Kecki and Jaak Poldma at No. 
        3 doubles; and
Whereas under the leadership of USC's 10th president, Steven B. Sample, USC has 
        established itself as a world-class research university, known for its 
        leadership in the fields of communication, media, public diplomacy, the 
        sciences, and the arts: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the University of Southern California (USC) 
        Trojan men's tennis team and USC President Steven B. Sample for 
        USC's victory in the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association (NCAA) Men's Tennis Championship;
            (2) applauds Coach Peter Smith for his winning his first 
        NCAA Championship as USC's head coach; and
            (3) recognizes the achievements of the players, coaches, 
        students, alumni, and staff who were instrumental in helping 
        the University of Southern California win the 2009 NCAA Men's 
        Tennis Championship.
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