by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at Mars Hill University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mars Hill plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of South Atlantic Conference.
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The Mars Hill men’s tennis team carries 10 student athletes.
The Mars Hill women’s tennis team lists 6 athletes.
Between the two teams, Mars Hill fields 16 tennis athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 6 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports Mars Hill sponsors, tennis ranks #13 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Jim Lavender.
The women’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Jim Lavender.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 16 sports, tennis ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Mars Hill men’s tennis program generated $123,115 in revenue against $123,115 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $1,295 in operating expense per athlete, or $12,948 per team.
The Mars Hill women’s tennis program generated $64,130 in revenue against $64,130 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $1,295 in operating expense per athlete, or $7,769 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $123,115 to the women’s $64,130 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, tennis ranks #13 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Mars Hill places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. Our sports rankings reward schools that excel on the field and in the classroom.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.