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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5134
Commending the Western Albemarle High School girls' tennis team.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 23, 2014
Agreed to by the Senate, June 23, 2014

 

WHEREAS, the Western Albemarle High School girls’ tennis team won the Virginia High School League Group 3A state championship on June 14, 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Western Albemarle High School Warriors defeated the York High School Falcons 5 - 1 in the singles competitions to secure the program’s first state title; and

WHEREAS, Emily Kochard, Savannah Diamond, and Maddy Ix won in straight sets to put the Western Albemarle High School Warriors ahead 3 - 1; and

WHEREAS, Maggie Roesch recorded a come-from-behind victory in her second set to force a decisive third set, and Stephanie Barton won a crucial tiebreaker to secure the fifth win and close out the competition; and

WHEREAS, the victory is a testament to the hard work and dedication of each of the championship players—Stephanie Barton, Savannah Diamond, Maddy Ix, Lauren Kearns, Emily Kochard, and Maggie Roesch—the leadership of the coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Western Albemarle High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Western Albemarle High School girls’ tennis team on winning the 2014 Virginia High School League Group 3A state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ellen Markowitz, head coach of the Western Albemarle High School girls’ tennis team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s accomplishments.