Here we dig into Tennis at Linfield University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Linfield competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of Northwest Conference.
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The Linfield men’s tennis team carries 10 players.
The Linfield women’s tennis team fields 9 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Linfield fields 19 tennis athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Linfield reports, tennis comes in at #11 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Tood Mansfield (Interim).
The women’s tennis program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is James P Whitehead (Interim).
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #12 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Linfield men’s tennis program brought in $82,081 in revenue against $67,620 in expenses, for a surplus of $14,461. Per athlete, that is about $2,453 in operating expense per athlete, or $24,526 per team.
The Linfield women’s tennis program generated $68,443 in revenue against $61,710 in expenses, netting $6,733. This comes to about $2,711 in operating expense per athlete, or $24,397 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $82,081 to the women’s $68,443 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #11 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Linfield earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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