Louise Allen (born January 7, 1962
) is a retired American
tennis player.
Allen attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where she was a four-time All-American (1981-1984)
and won the 1983 NCAA Division I Women's Doubles Championship and the 1983 Pan American Games women's doubles, both times with partner
Gretchen Rush
Gretchen Anne Rush (born February 7, 1964), also known by her married name Gretchen Magers, is a former professional tennis player from the United States who was active in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Rush played tennis at Trinity University in Sa ...
. The same year, she received the Broderick Award (now the
Honda Sports Award
The Honda Sports Award is an annual award in the United States, given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of twelve sports. There are four nominees for each sport, and the twelve winners of the Honda Sports Award are automatically in th ...
, awarded annually to the best collegiate athletes in 12 sports) for tennis.
[ She graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.]Wimbledon
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in singles and the US Open with doubles partner Gretchen Magers (née Rush). According to the Trinity University Hall of Fame, she won five singles and eight doubles titles in all.[
Allen retired in 1993. She was inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame][
]
References
1962 births
Living people
American female tennis players
Trinity Tigers women's tennis players
Pan American Games medalists in tennis
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Tennis players at the 1983 Pan American Games
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