by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at New Mexico State University-Main Campus, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. NMSU Main Campus competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Conference USA.
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The NMSU Main Campus men’s tennis team fields 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The most recent cohort included 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The NMSU Main Campus women’s tennis team carries 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. The NCAA tracked 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, NMSU Main Campus fields 20 tennis athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports NMSU Main Campus reports, tennis comes in at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Carlos Vargas.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Emily Wang.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis ranks #10 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The NMSU Main Campus men’s tennis program generated $391,625 in revenue against $391,625 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $8,351 in operating expense per athlete, or $91,857 per team.
The NMSU Main Campus women’s tennis program brought in $499,881 in revenue against $499,881 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $12,436 in operating expense per athlete, or $111,924 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $391,625 to the women’s $499,881 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis sits #10 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 985 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 88% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 983, tennis sits above average at 992.
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