UC Riverside Athletics Hall of Fame
Otis Allmon was a three-year letter winner for the Highlanders who participated in the NCAA Tournament in each of his three seasons. In 1987, he earned All-America honors in singles, and in 1988 he teamed with Fred Morris to garner All-America accolades in doubles.
He and Morris were ranked in the top 10 in the nation in 1988, going 18-8 in the regular season, including 12-0 against Division II competition, advancing all the way to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Allmon was also ranked in the top 10 in the nation at various points in singles that season posting a 23-16 overall mark.
The team went 19-9 in 1988 finishing the season ranked fifth in the nation and receiving the program's first bid to the NCAA Tournament. Four of their nine loses came to the four teams ranked ahead of them, and the other five came against Division I competition.
Allmon was inducted into the UC Riverside Men's Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002.
