by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Georgia Tech is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Georgia Tech men’s tennis team lists 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 41. The most recent cohort included 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Georgia Tech women’s tennis team carries 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The most recent cohort included 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Georgia Tech fields 19 tennis athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports Georgia Tech reports, tennis comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Kenny Thorne.
The women’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Rodney Harmon.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, tennis ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Georgia Tech men’s tennis program generated $118,703 in revenue against $820,956 in expenses, a net loss of $702,253. That works out to about $22,791 in operating expense per athlete, or $227,911 per team.
The Georgia Tech women’s tennis program brought in $174,822 in revenue against $1,043,151 in expenses, a net loss of $868,329. This comes to about $24,007 in operating expense per athlete, or $216,062 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $118,703 to the women’s $174,822 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, tennis ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 0% 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%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the 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 992, tennis comes in above the pack at 1000.
When Georgia Tech places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.