by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at Lehigh University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Lehigh is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Patriot League.
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The Lehigh men’s tennis team carries 11 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 13. The NCAA tracked 4 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Lehigh women’s tennis team carries 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 17. The most recent cohort included 22 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Lehigh fields 21 tennis athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports Lehigh reports, tennis comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Craig Schwartz.
The women’s tennis program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Sophia Geier.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 17 sports, tennis sits #8 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Lehigh men’s tennis program reported $240,135 in revenue against $240,135 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,512 in operating expense per athlete, or $82,630 per team.
The Lehigh women’s tennis program brought in $282,302 in revenue against $282,302 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $5,721 in operating expense per athlete, or $57,214 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $240,135 to the women’s $282,302 in revenue.
Against the school’s 17 sports, tennis sits #13 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded 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 earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 988 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 75%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 988, with graduation success rates of 100% and 75% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 995, tennis is on par with the average at 994.
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