by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Creighton University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Creighton plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of BIG EAST Conference.
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The Creighton men’s tennis team lists 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The NCAA tracked 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Creighton women’s tennis team fields 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. The NCAA tracked 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Creighton carries 18 tennis athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Creighton sponsors, tennis sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Gerhard Posch.
The women’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 Tom Lilly.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Creighton men’s tennis program brought in $191,788 in revenue against $324,928 in expenses, a net loss of $133,140. That works out to about $7,921 in operating expense per athlete, or $63,370 per team.
The Creighton women’s tennis program generated $160,667 in revenue against $223,355 in expenses, a net loss of $62,688. That works out to about $7,815 in operating expense per athlete, or $78,150 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $191,788 to the women’s $160,667 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #8 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% 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 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 992 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 991, tennis comes in above the pack at 996.
If Creighton 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.