Here we dig into Tennis at Charleston Southern University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. CSU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Big South Conference.
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The CSU women’s tennis team fields 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The NCAA tracked 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 11 varsity sports CSU reports, tennis ranks #9 by total roster size.
The women’s tennis program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Anca Dumitrescu.
Across the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CSU women’s tennis program generated $418,454 in revenue against $418,454 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $8,397 in operating expense per athlete, or $67,172 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 982, tennis comes in above the pack at 1000.
If CSU earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.