by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at Furman University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Furman is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Furman men’s tennis team lists 13 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The most recent cohort included 18 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Furman women’s tennis team fields 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 30. The most recent cohort included 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Furman fields 20 tennis athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports Furman reports, tennis comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is John Whitlinger.
The women’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Michelle Dasso.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, tennis sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Furman men’s tennis program reported $503,975 in revenue against $503,975 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $7,484 in operating expense per athlete, or $97,295 per team.
The Furman women’s tennis program generated $817,877 in revenue against $817,877 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $9,844 in operating expense per athlete, or $68,907 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $503,975 to the women’s $817,877 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, tennis sits #6 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted 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.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, tennis sits above average at 1000.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.