[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.