[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14377]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     WOMEN'S TENNIS 2007 CHAMPIONS

 Mr. CHAMBLISS. Madam President, today I congratulate the 
Georgia Tech women's tennis team for winning the 2007 Women's NCAA 
Tennis Championship in Athens, GA.
  The Georgia Tech women's tennis program celebrated its first NCAA 
title on May 22, 2007, with a 4-2 win over UCLA. The Yellow Jackets' 
win over UCLA marked its 21st straight match win, and they finished the 
season at 29-4.
  I congratulate team members Amanda Craddock, Kristen Fowler, Whitney 
McCray, Amanda McDowell, Kirsti Miller, Tarryn Rudman, Alison Silverio, 
and Christy Striplin for their hard work and achievement. Additionally, 
I congratulate Alison Silverio on being named the tournament's Most 
Valuable Player. I further extend my thanks to the players' families 
and fans for continually supporting these outstanding young women 
throughout a long but exciting tennis season. The team's success, 
undoubtedly, would not have been possible without the leadership of 
head coach Bryan Shelton, assistant coach Mariel Verban, and volunteer 
assistant coach Robin Stephenson.
  Congratulations again to all of these young women for their 
accomplishment.

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