by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at Christopher Newport University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. CNU plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference.
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The CNU men’s tennis team lists 10 athletes.
The CNU women’s tennis team carries 8 student athletes.
Between the two teams, CNU fields 18 tennis athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports CNU sponsors, tennis comes in at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Eric Christiansen.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is David Weiner.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, tennis sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The CNU men’s tennis program generated $182,592 in revenue against $182,592 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $6,289 in operating expense per athlete, or $62,886 per team.
The CNU women’s tennis program generated $149,870 in revenue against $149,870 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $6,495 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,957 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $182,592 to the women’s $149,870 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #6 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.