Jackson Allen

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Photo by: Kelly Hagenson

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Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Shakopee, Minn.
High School:
Shakopee H.S.

PRONUNCIATION

2021 SPRING SEASON:
Leading the team as the No. 1 singles player and occasionally playing in the No. 1 doubles slot, Allen finished his senior season with a 10-8 singles record and a 9-7 doubles record • Earned both of the program's ranked singles wins this season against Dominik Stary (Northwestern) and Siphosothano Montsi (Illinois) • Finished the season with a three-match singles winning streak • Went 8-5 in doubles dual play alongside partner Sebastian Vile, earning one ranked victory against Ohio State

2020 FALL SEASON:
*Fall Season was not played due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19*

2020 SPRING SEASON:
Finished his spring dual season with a singles record of 8-3 and a doubles record of 6-4 • Captured his first singles victory of the season against Fran San Andres of Marquette University by a score of 6-0, 6-2 • Earned his 50th career singles win with the Maroon & Gold by defeating Matteo DeVincentis of Auburn University 6-4, 6-0 • Capped off a comeback win for the Gophers against a ranked Alabama team by winning his singles match 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-2 against Alexey Nesterov • Academic All-Big Ten selection • Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2019 FALL SEASON:
Completed his fall tournament with an overall singles record of 4-6 and an overall doubles record of 8-2 • Opened up his fall season by advancing to the ITA Central Regional Quarterfinals in doubles play alongside longtime doubles partner Eli Ogilvy • Went undefeated in doubles play over the course of the FGCU Invite, finishing 3-0 • Went a nearly perfect 3-1 in doubles with Ogilvy throughout the Gopher Invite, leading to their 7th place finish overall in the Ski-U-Mah Draw.

2019 SPRING SEASON:
Wrapped up his dual season with an overall record of 14-9 in singles play and 15-6 in doubles play, with 11 of his doubles victories coming alongside Eli Ogilvy • Secured his first singles victory of the season against Christopher Casati of DePaul by defeating him 6-1, 6-1 in the three spot • Upset the No. 69 doubles pairing in the nation of Lenard Soha and Jesper Freimuth of Wisconsin by a score of 6-4, alongside his teammate Eli Ogilvy • Awarded with Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2018 FALL SEASON:
Completed the fall tournament season with a final record of 7-4 in singles play and 5-3 in doubles play • Advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Regional Tournament in Tulsa, Okla. • In his tournament run, defeated three regionally ranked opponents, including the No. 16 ranked singles player in the nation • Finished off his fall season by winning three of his four doubles matches throughout the Gopher Invitational Tournament alongside Marino Alpeza, before eventually falling in the semifinals of the Gold Team Draw.

2018 SPRING SEASON:
Finished the dual season with a 12-7 singles record, playing playing predominently at the #5 singles position • Claimed his first victory of the dual season on Feb. 2, defeating Kasparas Zemaitelis of Sacramento State at the #4 spot • Defeated Finley Hall of No. 49 Drake on Feb. 23 at #5 singles • Defeated Piers Foley of No. 47 Washington on March 2 • Clinched the dual win over Wisconsin on Feb. 17 defeating Osgar O'Hoison • Clinched the dual win and a spot in the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament against No. 14 Oklahoma on May 12, defeating Jochen Bertsch • Defeated No. 112 Martin Joyce of No. 3 Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 on May 18.

2017 FALL SEASON:
Finished 9-2 in singles play and 7-4 in doubles play during the fall tournament season • Made his collegiate debut with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Micah Klousia of Nebraska at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic • Played in the finals of the doubles tournament at the MTC alongside Felix Corwin, falling to Jacob Nicolussi and Micahel Weindl of Old Dominon • Advanced to the round of 32 at the ITA Central Regional • Picked up four victories at the Gopher Invitational on Nov. 3-5.

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Enrolled at Minnesota in the spring of 2017 • was undefeated for the Shakopee Sabers in the Minnesota Class 2A in 2016 • was ranked No. 19 in his class nationally, was No. 31 in the USTA National Rankings of 18 and under and a blue-chip recruit • is the reigning Minnesota state high school champion and is the top ranked player in the state • was named all-conference five times.

PERSONAL:
Majoring in Accounting and Entrepreneurial Management • son of Susan and Erik Allen • lists winning the 2016 MNSHL Boys state tennis tournament as his most memorable sports thrill • has two siblings: Brooks and Lily • enjoys hanging out at the cabin and teaching tennis • his cousin, Sarah McCrady was a diver at Minnesota 2009-2013 and his great Uncle, Joe Smith, played football for the Gophers in 1975 • his mother, Susan played tennis at Gustavus and St. Cloud State and his father, Erik, was inducted to the Gustavus Hall of Fame for his basketball career • born December 26, 1998.

SINGLES	OVERALL	B1G
2017-18	22-9	5-3
2018-19	21-13	6-5
2019-20	12-9	1-0
2020-21*	10-8	9-6
Career	65-39	21-14
DOUBLES	OVERALL	B1G
2017-18	8-5	0-0
2018-19	20-9	6-4
2019-20	14-6	0-0
2020-21*	9-7	8-5
Career	51-27	14-9