by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Illinois State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Illinois State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Missouri Valley Conference.
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The Illinois State men’s tennis team carries 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 38. Academic data covers 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Illinois State women’s tennis team fields 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 30. The NCAA tracked 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Illinois State fields 17 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports Illinois State sponsors, tennis sits at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Maja Kovacek.
The women’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Maja Kovacek.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 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 Illinois State men’s tennis program generated $395,830 in revenue against $395,830 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $12,354 in operating expense per athlete, or $111,187 per team.
The Illinois State women’s tennis program generated $470,953 in revenue against $470,953 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $10,777 in operating expense per athlete, or $86,218 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $395,830 to the women’s $470,953 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, tennis sits #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (979 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (964 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 992 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 990, tennis sits above average at 992.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.