by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at Marshall University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Marshall University competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Marshall University women’s tennis team fields 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. Academic data covers 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Of the 13 varsity sports Marshall University sponsors, tennis comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is John Mercer.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis sits #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Marshall University women’s tennis program generated $656,750 in revenue against $656,750 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $20,703 in operating expense per athlete, or $165,621 per team.
Against the school’s 13 sports, tennis sits #10 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (972 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 94% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Against the school’s average team APR of 981, tennis grades out ahead at 1000.
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