by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Mississippi Valley State University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Mississippi Valley State University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The Mississippi Valley State University men’s tennis team lists 5 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 12. The most recent cohort included 14 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Mississippi Valley State University women’s tennis team lists 5 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 18. Academic data covers 17 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Mississippi Valley State University carries 10 tennis athletes — 5 on the men’s side and 5 on the women’s.
Among the 10 varsity sports Mississippi Valley State University reports, tennis ranks #8 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Kenneth Milton.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Kenneth Milton.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 10 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 Mississippi Valley State University men’s tennis program reported $55,350 in revenue against $56,350 in expenses, coming up short by $1,000. This comes to about $3,176 in operating expense per athlete, or $15,878 per team.
The Mississippi Valley State University women’s tennis program reported $47,063 in revenue against $47,063 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,176 in operating expense per athlete, or $15,878 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $55,350 to the women’s $47,063 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, tennis sits #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 943 (984 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 95% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 943 and the women 983, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 930, tennis grades out ahead at 963.
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