LeTourneau University Tennis

Here we dig into Tennis at LeTourneau University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. LETU plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

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• Roster & Participation
• Coaching Staff
• Financials
• Rankings & Notes

LETU Tennis Team Size & Roster

The LETU men’s tennis team carries 13 student athletes.

The LETU women’s tennis team carries 8 student athletes.

Combined, LETU fields 21 tennis athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.

Among the 11 varsity sports LETU sponsors, tennis comes in at #9 by total roster size.

LETU Tennis Coaching

The men’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Suzanne Merritt.

The women’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Suzanne Merritt.

Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.

Across the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #1 by total coaching staff.

LETU Tennis Financials

These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.

The LETU men’s tennis program reported $126,511 in revenue against $126,511 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $4,394 in operating expense per athlete, or $57,125 per team.

The LETU women’s tennis program brought in $105,060 in revenue against $105,060 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $4,712 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,697 per team.

Side by side, the men’s team brought in $126,511 to the women’s $105,060 in revenue.

Against the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.

LETU Tennis Rankings & References

When LETU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.

Notes & References

Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• National Center for Education Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
• The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
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