University of Minnesota Athletics
Vladea and Havelkova Upset Nation's Fourth-Ranked Doubles Team
9/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
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
