by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Norfolk State University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Norfolk State plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The Norfolk State men’s tennis team carries 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The NCAA tracked 24 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Norfolk State women’s tennis team fields 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. The NCAA tracked 28 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Norfolk State fields 17 tennis athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports Norfolk State sponsors, tennis comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Peter Banas.
The women’s tennis program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 0 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Peter Banas.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 10 sports, tennis ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Norfolk State men’s tennis program brought in $347,604 in revenue against $347,604 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $4,685 in operating expense per athlete, or $37,482 per team.
The Norfolk State women’s tennis program generated $317,644 in revenue against $317,644 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $3,335 in operating expense per athlete, or $30,013 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $347,604 to the women’s $317,644 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, tennis sits #4 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 956 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 93% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 952 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 956 and the women 952, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 959, tennis trails the average at 954.
When Norfolk State places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.