They defeated Canadians Mike Green and Kris Odegard in the semi-finals,[3] but in the final, they lost to Mexicans Javier Moreno and Polo Gutierrez.

[4] In 2012, Allen and Carson were runners up in Men's Doubles at the World Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as they lost the final to Mexicans Moreno and Álvaro Beltrán.

[7] His most recent appearance was at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he won gold in Men's doubles with Jose Rojas.

[9] Allen's first semi-final appearance was in November 2014 at the 24th Annual Turkey Shootout in Garden City, Kansas, where he lost to Rocky Carson.

Allen lost to Carson in January 2016 at the New York City Open, and in September 2016 at the Ghost of Georgetown in Overland Park, Kansas.

Allen and Carson came into the 2014 USA Doubles Championship as the top seeds, because they were the defending champions in 2013 but lost in the semi-finals that year.