by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at Longwood University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Longwood competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Big South Conference.
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The Longwood men’s tennis team fields 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 23. Academic data covers 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Longwood women’s tennis team carries 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27. Academic data covers 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Longwood fields 19 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Longwood sponsors, tennis ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 4 part-time. At the helm is Charlotte Clarke.
The women’s tennis program employs 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 4 part-time. Leading the program is Charlotte Clarke.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 4 coaches to the women’s 4.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Longwood men’s tennis program reported $254,078 in revenue against $278,681 in expenses, running a deficit of $24,603. Per athlete, that is about $3,705 in operating expense per athlete, or $33,344 per team.
The Longwood women’s tennis program brought in $363,209 in revenue against $412,036 in expenses, coming up short by $48,827. Per athlete, that is about $3,248 in operating expense per athlete, or $32,479 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $254,078 to the women’s $363,209 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (987 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 92% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (971 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. It retained 91% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 100% and 80% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 984, tennis comes in above the pack at 996.
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