Here we dig into Tennis at Duquesne University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Duquesne plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The Duquesne men’s tennis team carries 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The NCAA tracked 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Duquesne women’s tennis team lists 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Duquesne carries 17 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Duquesne sponsors, tennis comes in at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Budi Susanto.
The women’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Budi Susanto.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Duquesne men’s tennis program reported $263,448 in revenue against $263,448 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $5,744 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,697 per team.
The Duquesne women’s tennis program reported $550,178 in revenue against $550,178 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $6,317 in operating expense per athlete, or $50,536 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $263,448 to the women’s $550,178 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #7 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 983, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 990, tennis sits above average at 992.
When Duquesne earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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