by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at North Carolina Central University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. North Carolina Central University competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The North Carolina Central University men’s tennis team carries 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. The NCAA tracked 23 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The North Carolina Central University women’s tennis team carries 7 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. The most recent cohort included 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, North Carolina Central University fields 16 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 7 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports North Carolina Central University reports, tennis sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is D. Curtis Lawson.
The women’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Maria Sofia Rachi.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The North Carolina Central University men’s tennis program generated $299,490 in revenue against $299,490 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,753 in operating expense per athlete, or $24,781 per team.
The North Carolina Central University women’s tennis program brought in $348,875 in revenue against $348,875 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $4,046 in operating expense per athlete, or $28,320 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $299,490 to the women’s $348,875 in revenue.
Against the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #3 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 976 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 78% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 978, tennis sits above average at 988.
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