[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 276 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 276

 Congratulating the University of Florida Gators for winning the 2021 
   National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Tennis 
                             Championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 17, 2021

    Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating the University of Florida Gators for winning the 2021 
   National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Tennis 
                             Championship.

Whereas, on May 22, 2021, the University of Florida Gators Men's Tennis Team 
        (referred to in this preamble as the ``Gators'') won the 2021 National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the 
        ``NCAA'') Division I Men's Tennis Championship;
Whereas the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship is the first NCAA 
        Division I Men's Tennis Championship the Gators have won;
Whereas the Gators defeated Baylor University's Men's Tennis Team in the NCAA 
        Division I Men's Tennis Championship;
Whereas this marks the 42nd national title for the University of Florida Gators 
        Athletics programs;
Whereas men's tennis is the 15th sport in which the University of Florida has 
        won a national title;
Whereas the University of Florida is 1 of 2 programs in the Nation to win at 
        least 1 national championship in every fully contested season since the 
        2008-2009 season;
Whereas the championship victory clinching match was won by Ben Shelton, son of 
        Gators Head Coach Bryan Shelton;
Whereas Gators player Blaise Bicknell--

    (1) holds a perfect record in dual matches in his career; and

    (2) is the fourth player in Gators history to go undefeated in dual 
matches;

Whereas Gators Head Coach Bryan Shelton--

    (1) is the fifth coach across all NCAA sports to coach a men's and 
women's national championship winning team; and

    (2) the first coach in NCAA history to lead a men's program and women's 
program to a NCAA Division I Tennis Championship; and

Whereas the following entire Gator roster and coaching staff contributed to the 
        NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship victory: Associate Head Coach 
        Tanner Stump, Volunteer Assistant Coach Scott Perelman, and student 
        athletes Andy Andrade, Brian Berdusco, Blaise Bicknell, Josh Goodger, 
        Will Grant, Lukas Greif, Johannes Ingildsen, Sam Riffice, Ben Shelton, 
        and Duarte Vale: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the University of Florida Gators Men's 
        Tennis Team and the students, alumni, faculty, staff, and 
        trustees of the University of Florida, for winning the 2021 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's 
        Tennis Championship; and
            (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the Senate to 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the President of the University of Florida, 
                Kent Fuchs;
                    (B) the Athletic Director of the University of 
                Florida, Scott Stricklin; and
                    (C) the Head Coach of the University of Florida 
                Gators Men's Tennis Team, Bryan Shelton.
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