Allen Morris

Tennis
Inducted: 1978
  • Born in Atlanta, GA, 1932
  • Ranked 16th in U.S. in tennis in 1956
  • Advanced to quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1956
  • Alternate on three U.S. Davis Cup teams
  • Went into business in Greensboro and became a top local and age-group player
  • Won seven NC Open singles titles
  • Captured 1977 and 1978 U.S. Senior Clay Court Championships in both singles and doubles
  • Men’s tennis coach at University of North Carolina from 1980–1993
  • Team won 1990 and 1992 ACC titles