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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 67
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WHEREAS, The Tyler Junior College men's tennis team |
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achieved great distinction by winning the 2025 National Junior |
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College Athletic Association Division I championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Tyler joined the other top junior college teams |
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from across the country at the NJCAA tournament, which took place |
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from May 12 to 16 in Florence, South Carolina; the Apaches turned |
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in a dominant performance, winning first place in singles flight |
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No. 5 and sweeping the three doubles flights; TJC totaled 42 |
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points, 9 more than runner-up finisher Barton Community College, |
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to capture the national crown for the second consecutive season |
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and the 20th time in program history; and |
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WHEREAS, Six Apache players garnered First Team |
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All-American honors; Daniel Mauricio Marincas made the No. 5 |
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First Team Singles All-American squad and was a No. 3 First Team |
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Doubles selection alongside Alex Morris; Daniel Borisov and Alex |
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Despoja secured spots on the No. 1 Doubles squad, while Doni |
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Gashi and Daniel Jankoski claimed All-American status on the |
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No. 2 Doubles flight; TJC also received valuable contributions |
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throughout the year from Jacopo Cianfarini, Ouga Miyazaki, and |
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Alejandro Pardo; the squad was ably guided by interim head coach |
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Micah Avance, who was named the NJCAA Coach of the Tournament; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, By once again earning the mantle of national |
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champions, the Tyler Junior College Apaches have burnished the |
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school's reputation as a tennis powerhouse, and all those |
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associated with the team may indeed reflect with pride on a job |
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well done; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the Tyler |
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Junior College men's tennis team on winning the 2025 NJCAA |
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Division I championship and extend to the players, coaches, and |
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staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on August 15, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |