by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at Eastern Illinois University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. EIU plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Ohio Valley Conference.
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The EIU men’s tennis team fields 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27.
The EIU women’s tennis team carries 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29.
Combined, EIU fields 18 tennis athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports EIU sponsors, tennis comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time.
The women’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The EIU men’s tennis program brought in $155,189 in revenue against $155,189 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $4,210 in operating expense per athlete, or $42,098 per team.
The EIU women’s tennis program generated $245,979 in revenue against $245,979 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,803 in operating expense per athlete, or $30,425 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $155,189 to the women’s $245,979 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis ranks #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
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