Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 269: University of Georgia Women's Tennis Team; congratulate
Last action February 27, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Senate resolution congratulates the University of Georgia women's tennis team for winning the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championship, the program's seventh national title.
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In plain language
This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate honoring the University of Georgia women's tennis team after it won the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championship. The text recounts key moments from the championship match, including doubles and singles victories by team members, and credits Head Coach Drake Bernstein for leading the team to the title faster than any previous coach in program history. The resolution formally congratulates the team on behalf of the Senate and wishes them continued success. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. The measure does not change any Georgia law; it is a symbolic honor.
What the bill does
- Formally congratulates the University of Georgia women's tennis team on behalf of the Georgia Senate for winning the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
- Recounts specific match results from the championship, naming individual players and their scores in singles and doubles play.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team.
- Extends the Senate's best wishes to the team for continued success in future competition.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names and honors the University of Georgia women's tennis team, its individual players, and Head Coach Drake Bernstein. It has no legal or financial effect on other Georgians.
Why it matters
The resolution carries no legal or financial weight; it does not change Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its significance is symbolic, offering official state recognition of an athletic achievement by a Georgia public university team.
Key provisions
- The whereas clauses describe the team's championship win, including a 6-1, 7-6(5) clinching victory by Dasha Vidmanova over a top-ranked opponent.
- The resolved clause formally congratulates the team and extends best wishes for continued success.
- A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available to the team.
From the bill
“Dasha Vidmanova made history by becoming the first college women's tennis player since 2013 to achieve the championship trifecta, winning national titles in team, singles, and doubles competition during her collegiate career”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Matt Brass (R, SD-6)
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-50)
- RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-38)
- Freddie Powell Sims (D, SD-12)
- Nikki Merritt (D, SD-9)
- Sonya Halpern (D, SD-39)
- Kim Jackson (D, SD-41)
- Shawn Still (R, SD-48)
- Timothy Bearden (R, SD-30)
- Rick Williams (R, SD-25)
- Randy Robertson (R, SD-29)
- Donzella James (D, SD-28)
- Brian Strickland (R, SD-42)
- Frank Ginn (R, SD-47)
- Chuck Payne (R, SD-54)
- Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-52)
- Larry Walker, III (R, SD-20)
- Blake Tillery (R, SD-19)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
- Russ Goodman (R, SD-8)
- Clint Dixon (R, SD-45)
- Bill Cowsert (R, SD-46)
Topics
- University of Georgia athletics
- women's tennis
- college sports
- legislative honors