82R26720 JBA-D
By: Sheets H.R. No. 1982
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Sarah Mason Thomas, Ashley Stallard, Nicole
Johnson, and Savannah Still, four outstanding tennis players from
Faith Academy in Marble Falls, proved their abilities by winning
titles at the 2010 and 2011 Texas Association of Private and
Parochial Schools Tennis State Championships; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Thomas won the 2010 2A title in girls' singles; a
13-year-old freshman at the time of her triumph, she was the
youngest tennis player to ever become state champion; she dominated
her opponents in all four rounds of the tournament, losing just 10
games, and defeated Victoria Hoelscher of Temple Holy Trinity in
the finals to earn Faith Academy's first individual state title;
Ms. Thomas has also competed in United States Tennis Association
girls' 14 champ matches and has held a No. 1 ranking in the State of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Stallard and Ms. Johnson won the 2010 2A state
doubles championship as freshmen, giving the school its first title
in that event; the pair won the crown in straight sets over
Alexandra Bludau and Emma Gray of Halletsville Sacred Heart and
only dropped six games in the course of four matches; Ms. Stallard
has been a girls' 14 super champ player and Ms. Johnson a girls' 16
champ player; they, along with Ms. Thomas, are coached by Michelle
Stallard at the Horseshoe Bay Resort; and
WHEREAS, These victories helped the Lady Flames win the state
title in the team competition in 2010, and more success followed in
2011; Ms. Thomas joined with classmate Savannah Still to claim the
2A state championship in doubles, while Ms. Stallard was state
champion in the singles event and Ms. Johnson finished as
runner-up; overall, Faith Academy went home with its second
consecutive team title; and
WHEREAS, The hard work and commitment to excellence
demonstrated by these young women have helped their school team to
become one of the finest in Texas, and they may take justifiable
pride in their exceptional achievements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Sarah Mason Thomas, Ashley
Stallard, Nicole Johnson, and Savannah Still on winning titles at
the 2010 and 2011 TAPPS Tennis State Championships and extend to
them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the players as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.