by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at Lamar University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lamar University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southland Conference.
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The Lamar University men’s tennis team carries 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The NCAA tracked 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Lamar University women’s tennis team carries 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The NCAA tracked 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Lamar University carries 17 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Lamar University sponsors, tennis ranks #7 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Scott Shankles.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Alexandra Starkova.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lamar University men’s tennis program generated $388,042 in revenue against $388,042 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $9,973 in operating expense per athlete, or $89,758 per team.
The Lamar University women’s tennis program brought in $494,301 in revenue against $494,301 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $11,126 in operating expense per athlete, or $89,007 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $388,042 to the women’s $494,301 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #8 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 965 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 984 and the women 965, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 970, tennis grades out ahead at 974.
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