Catherine Allen
Catherine Allen
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Shoreline, WA
  • High School:
    Holy Names Academy
  • Major:
    Legal Studies
  • College:
    Scripps

Bio

At CMS - Career Record through senior season: 190-27 (90-12 singles, 100-15 doubles)

2019-20 (Senior)
ITA Division III National Senior Player of the Year
ITA All-American in singles and doubles
ITA West Region Senior Player of the Year
CMS Female Athlete of the Year
Scripps Athlete of the Year
National Strength and Conditioning Association All-America Athlete
ITA Scholar-Athlete selection
Won the ITA Cup Division III National Championship in doubles (with Justine Leong) ... Reached the ITA Cup national singles finals as well, where she was slated to face Leong, before withdrawing with an injury ... Compiled a 16-1 singles record, with the only defeat to Leong, including 9-0 in duals ... Won the clinching match with the score tied 4-4 in a win over Emory in the ITA Indoor Championship match (7-5, 3-6, 7-5) ... Closed out with a 6-2, 6-1 singles win and an 8-3 doubles win over No. 19 WashU in her final collegiate match ... Earned a three-set win against Hawaii Pacific, ranked No. 8 in Division II, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 ... Captured a 6-1, 6-1 win over No. 7 Carnegie Mellon at the ITA Indoor semifinals. 

2018-19 (Junior) 
ITA All-American in singles and doubles
NCAA Division III National Champion in Doubles
NCAA Division III National Semifinalist in Singles
First-Team All-SCIAC
Two-time SCIAC Athlete of the Week
Scripps Athlete of the Year
Finished the season with a 23-3 singles record (16-1 duals) and a 34-4 doubles record (21-3 duals) ... Had final national rankings of No. 1 in doubles (with Caroline Cox) and No. 2 in singles ... Picked up singles wins in all three matches at nationals, including quarterfinals over Carnegie Mellon (6-4, 6-3), semifinals over Middlebury (6-1, 6-0) and national championship match over Wesleyan (6-3, 7-5) ... Reached the semis of the NCAA singles competition with a 7-6, 6-3 quarterfinal win over Marjorie Antohi of Chicago ... Won the NCAA doubles championship with Caroline Cox 6-7, 6-1, 6-3 over teammates Sarah Bahsoun and Nicole Tan ... Also won the ITA Cup Doubles Championship with Cox in the fall, earning them the No. 1 ranking in the nation, which they never relinquished ... Avenged her only two regular season singles losses (both to Caroline Casper of Pomona-Pitzer) with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Casper in the SCIAC Championship ... Went three sets in an unfinished match with eventual national singles champion Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico of Emory (6-3, 6-7, 1-3) at the ITA Indoor Championships. 

2017-18 (Sophomore)
ITA All-American in singles ... First-Team All-SCIAC ...
 Had a 26-6 record in singles, including a 15-4 record in duals, 9-0 playing at No. 2 ... Also had a 23-3 record in doubles ... Had a 6-2, 7-6 win in the national championship match against Emory to tie the score 4-4 ... Also had a 7-5, 6-3 win in the national semis against No. 2 Williams to put the Athenas ahead 4-3 ... Reached the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championships before dropping a three-setter to Victoria Yu of Wesleyan ... Defeated No. 7 Elysa Kohrs of MIT in the singles quarterfinals ... Won the ITA West Region Singles Championship before reaching the semifinals at the ITA Cup. 

2016-17 (First-Year)

ITA All-American in singles and doubles ... Finished the year ranked No. 13 nationally in singles and No. 9 in doubles after reaching the NCAA quarterfinal round in both ... Tallied a 25-2 record in singles, with the only loss in the ITA West Regional Finals in the fall to Caroline Casper (Pomona-Pitzer) and to No. 1 Eudice Chong of Wesleyan in the NCAA Quarterfinals... Also had a 23-5 record in doubles ... Had a key singles win against Pomona-Pitzer at No. 3 singles in the NCAA West Regional finals to send the Athenas on to the NCAA Championships in Chattanooga ... Singles finalist and doubles semifinalist in the ITA Fall Regional. 

Personal
Majoring in legal studies ... Aspires to be a human rights legal advisor ... Lists Asian American Contemporary Issues as the most interesting course she has taken in college so far ... Spent the summer (2018) traveling to Vietnam and Cambodia ... Interests include doing the shimmy, yelling at the top of her lungs, eating lollipops, and meowing.

Nickname: Wildcat

News Mentions

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Nicole Tan Advances to Second Phase of NCAA Woman of the Year Voting

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The NCAA officially announced the conference-level nominees for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award today, and CMS senior women's...

August 11, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Places 13 on ITA Scholar-Athlete Team

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 1-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team had just as much success in the classroom as it did on the court...

July 29, 2020

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Nicole Tan Captures First-Team Academic All-America Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior women's tennis player Nicole Tan became just the sixth Claremont-Mudd-Scripps student-athlete in department history to...

June 16, 2020

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Catherine Allen Earns ITA National Senior Player of the Year Award, Justine Leong Captures Rookie of the Year

CLAREMONT, Calif. – Senior Catherine Allen was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Women’s Tennis Senior Player...

May 27, 2020

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Allen, Leong, Bryan-Ajania Earn ITA West Region Awards

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its awards for each of its four regions this morning, and the Claremont-Mudd-...

May 20, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Has Five Players Earn ITA All-America Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Five members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team officially earned All-America honors from the Intercollegiate...

April 29, 2020

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Athenas Dominate Final ITA Rankings, Leong-Allen Rank 1-2 in Singles, Allen-Cox No. 1 in Doubles

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association put out its final Division III rankings for the 2019-20 season on Friday afternoon, and...

April 24, 2020

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Video Tribute: The CMS Women's Tennis Class of 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Women's Tennis senior class won a national championship in 2018 and had their sights set on ending...

March 30, 2020

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The CMS-ence of Nicole Tan

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Nicole Tan had the enviable experience of winning a national championship in 2018, as the CMS women's tennis team...

March 23, 2020

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Catherine Allen Named SCIAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Catherine Allen earned the SCIAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week Award for events through Sunday, March 15, the...

March 16, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Takes 9-0 Win over WashU

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The top-ranked CMS women's tennis team defended its home court with a 9-0 win over Washington University on Wednesday evening...

March 12, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Remains Undefeated with Two Home Court Wins

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After dropping the doubles point to Division I Army, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team responded to sweep singles...

March 8, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Takes Over Top Spot in Latest ITA National Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After earning the title of the ITA Indoor Nationals over the weekend, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team moved up...

March 6, 2020

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Top-Ranked CMS Women's Tennis Earns Shutout Win over Cal Lutheran

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's team, one day after moving into the top spot in the latest national rankings, defended its...

March 6, 2020

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After Emory Clincher, Catherine Allen Takes SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week Award

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Catherine Allen captured the SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week Award for events through Sunday, March 1, the...

March 2, 2020

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Catherine Allen's Clincher Gives CMS Women's Tennis 5-4 Win over Emory for ITA Indoor Championship

Nicholasville, Ky. - Senior Catherine Allen won a thrilling three-setter at No. 2 singles (7-5, 3-6, 7-5) to provide the decisive point as the...

March 1, 2020

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Second-Ranked CMS Women's Tennis Shuts Out No. 7 Carnegie Mellon in ITA Indoor Semifinals

Nicholasville, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team looked the part of national championship contenders, shutting out No. 7...

February 29, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Advances to ITA Indoor Semis with 9-0 win over Centre

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - The No. 2 ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team opened up play at the ITA Indoor Nationals with a strong...

February 28, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Shuts Out Southwestern to Remain Unbeaten

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team swept through singles and doubles as it remained perfect in the early part of...

February 22, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Sweeps Home Tripleheader on Saturday

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The second-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team played three matches in one day and won all three, defeating...

February 16, 2020

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Justine Leong Named SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week for Second Time

CLAREMONT, Calif. - For the second time in her young career, first-year Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis player Justine Leong was named the...

February 3, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Takes 7-0 Shutout Win over UC San Diego

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Justine Leong and Catherine Allen won a tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles and then captured wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles as the...

February 1, 2020

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Catherine Allen Participates this Week in NCAA Division III Student Immersion Program

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Catherine Allen is participating in the 2020 NCAA Division III Student Immersion Program at the organization's national...

January 22, 2020

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Justine Leong Captures SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week Accolades

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Justine Leong added to her growing list of awards in her rookie season of collegiate competition by earning the...

January 20, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Opens Dual Schedule with 6-1 Win over Hawaii Pacific

HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team swept all three doubles lines for the first point, and then won five of the six...

January 17, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Holds Down No. 2 Spot in Preseason Division III Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team was picked second in Division III in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's...

January 16, 2020

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Justine Leong, Catherine Allen Ranked No. 1-2 in the Nation after Fall Season

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After dominating the national field at the ITA Cup in October, first-year Justine Leong and senior Catherine Allen will head...

November 21, 2019

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Justine Leong Earns UTR/ITA Division III National Player of the Month

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis player Justine Leong was named the UTR/ITA Division III National Player of...

November 5, 2019

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Justine Leong to Compete at ITA Fall National Championships for CMS Women's Tennis

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis player Justine Leong will represent Division III at the Oracle ITA Fall...

October 25, 2019

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Allen, Leong Capture Oracle ITA Cup National Doubles Championship

ROME, Ga. - Senior Catherine Allen and first-year Justine Leong clicked on all cylinders as they captured the Division III doubles championship...

October 19, 2019

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Leong, Allen to Face Each Other in ITA Cup National Finals, Then Play With Each Other in Doubles Finals

ROME, Ga. - Senior Catherine Allen and first-year Justine Leong picked up their third consecutive straight-set wins in the Oracle ITA Cup national...

October 18, 2019

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CMS Women's Tennis Goes 6-0 on First Day of ITA Cup

ROME, Ga. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team swept all of its matches on the opening day of the Oracle ITA Cup at the Rome Tennis...

October 17, 2019

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Justine Leong Takes Singles Title at ITA West Regionals for CMS Women's Tennis

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Justine Leong had a big impact in her first ITA event of her collegiate career, picking up a singles championship...

October 7, 2019

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Athena Sunday: CMS Women's Tennis Has Both Singles Finalists, All Four Doubles Semifinalists at ITA Regionals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team will be the only team in action in the A Flights on the final day of the ITA...

October 6, 2019

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Allen, Leong Earn ITA West Regional Doubles Championship over Kern, Juan

CLAREMONT, Calif. - All four women's doubles teams still alive in the ITA West Region Championships on Sunday were from CMS, and the top-seeded...

October 6, 2019

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Six Athenas Advance to ITA West Region Women's Tennis Quarterfinals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team has six of the eight players who advanced to the ITA West Region Quarterfinals...

October 5, 2019

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CMS Tennis Teams to Host ITA Fall Regionals This Weekend

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis and women's tennis teams will serve as hosts the ITA West Regionals this weekend in...

October 1, 2019

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CMS Women's Tennis Opens 2019-20 Season with Doubles Play at Fall Scramble

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The 2018-19 CMS women's tennis season ended with doubles, as Catherine Allen and Caroline Cox defeated Sarah Bahsoun and...

September 20, 2019