Louise Allen (tennis)
Louise Allen is a retired American singles and doubles tennis player.
Allen attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. During her time there, she was a four-time All-American 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. The same year, she received the Broderick Award for tennis. She graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.
Allen played in all four Grand Slam tournaments, with her best results coming in 1983, when she reached the third round at Wimbledon in singles and the US Open with doubles partner Gretchen Magers. 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 and the Trinity University Hall of Fame.
