by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at Mercer University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Mercer plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Mercer men’s tennis team fields 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. Academic data covers 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mercer women’s tennis team lists 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. The most recent cohort included 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, Mercer fields 17 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Mercer reports, tennis sits at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Eric Hayes.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Eric Hayes.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Across 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 Mercer men’s tennis program brought in $485,827 in revenue against $485,827 in expenses, breaking even on the year. Per athlete, that is about $11,051 in operating expense per athlete, or $99,461 per team.
The Mercer women’s tennis program brought in $536,081 in revenue against $536,081 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $10,974 in operating expense per athlete, or $87,793 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $485,827 to the women’s $536,081 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis ranks #9 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 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 991, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, tennis comes in above the pack at 996.
When Mercer places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. College Factual’s sports rankings weigh both athletics and academics.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.