Allentown Tennis Clubs
Allentown anchors the Lehigh Valley — Pennsylvania's third-largest metropolitan region and one of the state's densest college-tennis corridors. A true four-season climate has built a serious year-round indoor tradition, and six NCAA programs — Muhlenberg, Cedar Crest, Lehigh, Lafayette, DeSales and Moravian — sit within a short drive, giving local juniors visible role models and a direct line to college tennis. This guide covers Allentown's clubs and facilities, adult and community play, high-school programs and college tennis across the valley.
Highlighted Events
Allentown's tennis calendar runs on USTA Middle States district play, PIAA high-school championships and year-round club events across the Lehigh Valley.
USTA Middle States League & Tournament Play
Adult leagues, junior development and sanctioned tournaments coordinated year-round across the Lehigh Valley by the USTA Middle States Eastern Pennsylvania District.
PIAA District XI High School Championships
District XI singles, doubles and team championships for Allentown-area PIAA 2A and 3A programs in the EPC and Colonial League.
Indoor Winter League Play
Year-round and winter indoor leagues that keep Lehigh Valley players competitive through the cold-weather months.
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Tennis Clubs & Facilities in Allentown
Public courts, private clubs and university facilities — with programs and amenities noted inline.
Adult Tennis in Allentown
Adult and community tennis in Allentown — organized through the USTA Middle States Eastern Pennsylvania District and sustained year-round by the valley's indoor facilities.
Adult Leagues
Adult Tournaments
Adult Clinics
Did You Know?
Allentown tennis runs deeper than the city's size suggests. A couple of Lehigh Valley highlights:
Lehigh's Julius Seligson won the 1928 NCAA singles title — the school's first national champion, and one of the valley's historic tennis distinctions.
The Lehigh Valley packs six NCAA tennis programs within a short drive — Muhlenberg, Cedar Crest, Lehigh, Lafayette, DeSales and Moravian — one of the densest college-tennis clusters in Pennsylvania.
Allentown High School Tennis
Allentown-area high school tennis competes in PIAA District XI across Classes 2A and 3A, in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and the Colonial League.
Parkland High School
PIAA 3A · EPCOne of the Lehigh Valley's most consistently competitive PIAA programs, with a tradition of producing District XI and state-level singles and doubles players. Parkland School District; competes in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.
Emmaus High School
PIAA 3A · EPCA long-established PIAA 3A program in suburban Allentown with deep Lehigh Valley roots and a perennial District XI contender. East Penn School District; Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.
William Allen High School
PIAA 3A · EPCAllentown's oldest public high school tennis program, representing the urban core of the city in District XI. Allentown School District; Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.
Louis E. Dieruff High School
PIAA 3A · EPCAn active District XI competitor representing the east side of Allentown. Allentown School District; Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.
Allentown Central Catholic
PIAA 3A · EPCAllentown's flagship Catholic-school program with a strong reputation for both girls' and boys' District XI play. Allentown Diocese (private); Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.
Salisbury High School
PIAA 2A · ColonialA PIAA 2A program representing the Salisbury Township community just south of Allentown's city limits; competes in the Colonial League.
Whitehall High School
PIAA 3A · EPCAn active District XI competitor serving the Whitehall and Coplay communities just north of Allentown. Whitehall-Coplay School District; Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.
Allentown-area high schools compete in PIAA District XI across Class 2A and 3A, largely in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) (with Salisbury in the Colonial League). District XI singles, doubles and team play feeds the PIAA regional and state championships.
College Tennis in Allentown
The Lehigh Valley has one of the densest concentrations of college tennis in Pennsylvania — NCAA Division I, Division III and Patriot League programs within a short drive of central Allentown.
Muhlenberg Mules
Allentown, PANCAA Division III · Centennial · Liberal-arts college tennis on the city's west side; men's and women's varsity programs compete in the Centennial Conference. Men | Women
Cedar Crest Falcons
Allentown, PANCAA Division III · CSAC · Women's college tennis at Allentown's primarily women's college, competing in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC). Men | Women
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Bethlehem, PANCAA Division I · Patriot League · The region's flagship Division I program; the men earned their first-ever No. 1 Patriot League seed in 2026, and Lehigh produced the school's first NCAA national champion in 1928 singles winner Julius Seligson. Men | Women
Lafayette Leopards
Easton, PANCAA Division I · Patriot League · Patriot League rival of Lehigh in tennis as in football; the two schools meet annually in regular-season conference play. Men | Women
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Allentown Tennis Facts
Curious one-line facts about the people, places and history that make tennis in Allentown unique.
Allentown anchors the Lehigh Valley — Pennsylvania's third-largest metropolitan region.
Tennis in the valley is coordinated by the USTA Middle States Eastern Pennsylvania District (EPD).
Six NCAA programs — Muhlenberg, Cedar Crest, Lehigh, Lafayette, DeSales and Moravian — sit within a short drive, one of the densest college-tennis clusters in Pennsylvania.
A true four-season climate has made year-round indoor tennis a foundational part of the local game.
Lehigh's Julius Seligson won the 1928 NCAA singles title — the school's first national champion.
In 2026 Moravian's men won the program's first Landmark Conference Championship.
Allentown-area high schools compete in PIAA District XI across Classes 2A and 3A.
Most local public programs play in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC).
Winning Touch Tennis is among the dedicated indoor venues that sustain winter league play.
Allentown forms a regional tennis corridor with Bethlehem, Easton and Reading through the same USTA district.
The city offers public park courts, private clubs like Lehigh Country Club, and college courts at Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest.