IV
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 514
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
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
That the House of Representatives—
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;
applauds Coach Peter Smith for his winning his first NCAA Championship as USC’s head coach; and
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.