Vladea Senior Michaela Havelkova and junior Valerie Vladea upset fourth-ranked Debbie Larocque and Maja Mlakar from Arizona, 8-6, to win the doubles title at the Rice Invitational on Sunday afternoon.

In singles action, junior Jeannette Cluskey claimed third place in the "Blue" singles bracket with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Blair Disesa from Rice. In the "Gray"singles bracket, senior Amy Thomas was defeated in the finals by SMU's Nadia Vaughan, 6-2, 6-3. Freshman Nischela Reddy claimed third place with a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Allison Leuszler from SMU, 6-1, 6-1. Havelkova won the consolation championship with a 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-1 win against Long Beach State's Kelly Chan.

The Golden Gophers return to action next weekend at the All-American Tournament.

Rice Invitational

"Blue" Singles

Valerie Vladea
Consolation ? def. Laura Thomas (LBSU), 7-5, 6-4

Jeannette Cluskey
3rd place ? def. Blair Disesa (Rice), 6-3, 6-3

"Gray" Singles

Nischela Reddy
3rd place ? def. Allison Leuszler (SMU), 6-1, 6-1

Amy Thomas
Finals ? lost to Nadia Vaughan (SMU), 2-6, 3-6

Michaela Havelkova
Consolation finals ? def. Kelly Chan (LBSU), 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-1

"White" Singles

Cici Anderson
lost to Mindy Ko (Rice), 0-6, 0-6

"Blue" Doubles

Reddy/Cluskey
3rd place ? lost to Hollands/Pouliot (Arizona), 3-8

Vladea/Havelkova
Finals ? def. Mlakar/Larocque (Arizona), 8-6

Anderson/Batiste
Consolation ? lost to Perry/Randono (Arizona), 0-8