Here we dig into Tennis at Elizabethtown College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Etown competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Landmark Conference.
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The Etown men’s tennis team carries 9 players.
The Etown women’s tennis team carries 8 athletes.
Combined, Etown carries 17 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Etown sponsors, tennis comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Michael Anderson.
The women’s tennis program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Michael Anderson.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Across the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Etown men’s tennis program generated $20,559 in revenue against $20,559 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,088 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,789 per team.
The Etown women’s tennis program reported $18,316 in revenue against $18,316 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $895 in operating expense per athlete, or $7,162 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $20,559 to the women’s $18,316 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, tennis sits #12 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
If Etown 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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