Here we dig into Tennis at Luther College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Luther is classified as NCAA Division III with football as a member of American Rivers Conference.
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The Luther men’s tennis team fields 12 players.
The Luther women’s tennis team fields 12 athletes.
Between the two teams, Luther carries 24 tennis athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports Luther reports, tennis ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Adam Strand.
The women’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Adam Strand.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Luther men’s tennis program reported $120,685 in revenue against $104,199 in expenses, a net profit of $16,486. Per athlete, that is about $3,150 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,800 per team.
The Luther women’s tennis program reported $115,272 in revenue against $102,325 in expenses, netting $12,947. That works out to about $2,917 in operating expense per athlete, or $35,001 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $120,685 to the women’s $115,272 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis sits #9 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Luther earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.