by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Grand Valley State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. GVSU is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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The GVSU men’s tennis team carries 9 student athletes.
The GVSU women’s tennis team lists 10 players.
Combined, GVSU carries 19 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports GVSU sponsors, tennis comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Samantha Barr.
The women’s tennis program employs 5 coaches — 1 head coach and 4 assistants. In all, 0 are full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Samantha Barr.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 5 coaches to the women’s 5.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The GVSU men’s tennis program reported $323,046 in revenue against $321,663 in expenses, a net profit of $1,383. That works out to about $6,450 in operating expense per athlete, or $58,054 per team.
The GVSU women’s tennis program generated $340,264 in revenue against $338,703 in expenses, netting $1,561. This comes to about $6,547 in operating expense per athlete, or $65,465 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $323,046 to the women’s $340,264 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, tennis sits #11 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.