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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. 

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 

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; 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) congratulates the University of Florida 

2 Gators Men’s Tennis Team and the students, alum3 ni, faculty, staff, and trustees of the University of 

4 Florida, for winning the 2021 National Collegiate 

5 Athletic Association Division I Men’s Tennis Cham6 pionship; and 

7 (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the 

8 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu9 tion to— 

10 (A) the President of the University of 

11 Florida, Kent Fuchs; 

12 (B) the Athletic Director of the University 

13 of Florida, Scott Stricklin; and 

14 (C) the Head Coach of the University of 

15 Florida Gators Men’s Tennis Team, Bryan 

16 Shelton. 

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