by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at Harding University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Harding is classified as NCAA Division II with football as a member of Great American Conference.
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The Harding men’s tennis team carries 12 players.
The Harding women’s tennis team fields 9 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Harding carries 21 tennis athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Harding sponsors, tennis comes in at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Craig Kirchgessner.
The women’s tennis program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Craig Kirchgessner.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Harding men’s tennis program brought in $192,847 in revenue against $204,123 in expenses, running a deficit of $11,276. This comes to about $1,589 in operating expense per athlete, or $19,073 per team.
The Harding women’s tennis program brought in $215,876 in revenue against $229,658 in expenses, coming up short by $13,782. This comes to about $2,590 in operating expense per athlete, or $23,311 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $192,847 to the women’s $215,876 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #8 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Harding earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.