by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Oral Roberts University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. ORU plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of The Summit League.
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The ORU men’s tennis team lists 8 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 27. The NCAA tracked 25 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The ORU women’s tennis team carries 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The most recent cohort included 30 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, ORU fields 17 tennis athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 9 varsity sports ORU sponsors, tennis sits at #6 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Jason Speegle.
The women’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. Leading the program is Jason Speegle.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 9 sports, tennis ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The ORU men’s tennis program brought in $261,133 in revenue against $261,133 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $6,797 in operating expense per athlete, or $54,372 per team.
The ORU women’s tennis program generated $359,399 in revenue against $359,399 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $9,951 in operating expense per athlete, or $89,560 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $261,133 to the women’s $359,399 in revenue.
Against the school’s 9 sports, tennis sits #7 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 976 (998 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 976 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 982, tennis grades out ahead at 988.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.