by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big West Conference.
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The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s tennis team carries 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. Academic data covers 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s tennis team fields 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The NCAA tracked 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo carries 23 tennis athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Cal Poly San Luis Obispo reports, tennis sits at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Nick Carless.
The women’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Ellie Williams.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s tennis program generated $665,528 in revenue against $665,528 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $11,552 in operating expense per athlete, or $127,077 per team.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s tennis program brought in $727,701 in revenue against $727,701 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $10,793 in operating expense per athlete, or $129,521 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $665,528 to the women’s $727,701 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 97% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 976 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 983, tennis comes in above the pack at 988.
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