This page takes a deep look at Tennis at Clemson University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Clemson is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Clemson men’s tennis team lists 12 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 47. The NCAA tracked 42 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Clemson women’s tennis team carries 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The most recent cohort included 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Clemson carries 22 tennis athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Clemson reports, tennis ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Brandon Wagner.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Boomer Saia.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, tennis sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Clemson men’s tennis program generated $1,799,877 in revenue against $1,799,877 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $25,883 in operating expense per athlete, or $310,594 per team.
The Clemson women’s tennis program reported $1,921,767 in revenue against $1,921,767 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $20,829 in operating expense per athlete, or $208,292 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $1,799,877 to the women’s $1,921,767 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, tennis sits #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (945 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 86%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 993 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 86% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 996, tennis is on par with the average at 996.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.