Here we dig into Tennis at Messiah University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Messiah plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Middle Atlantic Conferences.
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The Messiah men’s tennis team lists 14 athletes.
The Messiah women’s tennis team fields 9 student athletes.
Across both rosters, Messiah carries 23 tennis athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Messiah sponsors, tennis ranks #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. The head coach is Jon Arosell.
The women’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 Jon Arosell.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 13 sports, tennis sits #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Messiah men’s tennis program brought in $49,927 in revenue against $21,652 in expenses, for a surplus of $28,275. Per athlete, that is about $978 in operating expense per athlete, or $13,687 per team.
The Messiah women’s tennis program generated $21,599 in revenue against $20,016 in expenses, a net profit of $1,583. This comes to about $1,339 in operating expense per athlete, or $12,054 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $49,927 to the women’s $21,599 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, tennis ranks #11 by revenue, accounting for 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Messiah earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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