[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 TRIBUTE TO THE RED DEVILS TENNIS TEAM

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                           HON. HOWARD COBLE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 1995
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, the old saying that it is sometimes better to 
be lucky than good was turned on its head recently by a high school in 
the Sixth District of North Carolina. The Graham High School doubles 
tennis team proved that sometimes it is better to be good than lucky.
  The Red Devils tennis duo proved this by losing the draw for team 
seedings but then going on to capture the North Carolina high school 
boys doubles tennis championship. Graham tennis coach Jim Melvin told 
the Burlington, NC, Times-News that he tried to get the No. 2 seed for 
his team. ``They did it the hard way,'' Melvin told the newspaper. ``I 
tried to get them seeded second, but they wound up getting the third 
seed. A coin flip put them with the No. 1 seeds. Obviously, it wasn't a 
perfect draw. But they beat the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. They did not 
back into it.''
  Stuart Melvin and Jeremy Wyrick defeated doubles teams from Mt. Airy 
and Elkin to capture Graham's first tennis title. What made the duo 
even more special for Coach Melvin was that one of its members was his 
son, Stuart. ``It's Graham's first-ever tennis championship of any 
kind, and your son being part of it made it even more special.''
  I am sure that the championship was special for everyone at Graham 
High School. Congratulations to principal Brad Evans, athletic director 
Mike Williams, the faculty, staff, students, and parents of Graham High 
School. The entire Sixth District of North Carolina is proud of your 
first-ever tennis championship.


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