Here we dig into Tennis at Niagara University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Niagara is classified as NCAA Division I without football as a member of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
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The Niagara men’s tennis team lists 7 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The most recent cohort included 24 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Niagara women’s tennis team lists 7 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 23. Academic data covers 26 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Niagara carries 14 tennis athletes — 7 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Niagara reports, tennis comes in at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Erick Garcia.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Erick Garcia.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, tennis sits #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Niagara men’s tennis program brought in $166,365 in revenue against $166,365 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $6,377 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,640 per team.
The Niagara women’s tennis program brought in $166,365 in revenue against $166,365 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $6,377 in operating expense per athlete, or $44,640 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $166,365 to the women’s $166,365 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #10 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 977 (985 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. Year over year, it held onto 96% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 977 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 88% and 100% respectively.
Compared with the school’s average team APR of 982, tennis sits above average at 988.
If Niagara earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.