89S10565 DSH-D By: Hughes S.R. No. 67 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The Tyler Junior College men's tennis team achieved great distinction by winning the 2025 National Junior College Athletic Association Division I championship; and WHEREAS, Tyler joined the other top junior college teams from across the country at the NJCAA tournament, which took place from May 12 to 16 in Florence, South Carolina; the Apaches turned in a dominant performance, winning first place in singles flight No. 5 and sweeping the three doubles flights; TJC totaled 42 points, 9 more than runner-up finisher Barton Community College, to capture the national crown for the second consecutive season and the 20th time in program history; and WHEREAS, Six Apache players garnered First Team All-American honors; Daniel Mauricio Marincas made the No. 5 First Team Singles All-American squad and was a No. 3 First Team Doubles selection alongside Alex Morris; Daniel Borisov and Alex Despoja secured spots on the No. 1 Doubles squad, while Doni Gashi and Daniel Jankoski claimed All-American status on the No. 2 Doubles flight; TJC also received valuable contributions throughout the year from Jacopo Cianfarini, Ouga Miyazaki, and Alejandro Pardo; the squad was ably guided by interim head coach Micah Avance, who was named the NJCAA Coach of the Tournament; and WHEREAS, By once again earning the mantle of national champions, the Tyler Junior College Apaches have burnished the school's reputation as a tennis powerhouse, and all those associated with the team may indeed reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the Tyler Junior College men's tennis team on winning the 2025 NJCAA Division I championship and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate.