This page takes a deep look at Tennis at Prairie View A & M University, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. PVAMU competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southwestern Athletic Conf..
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The PVAMU men’s tennis team fields 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 23.
The PVAMU women’s tennis team carries 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32.
Between the two teams, PVAMU carries 21 tennis athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports PVAMU sponsors, tennis sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 13 sports, tennis ranks #3 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The PVAMU men’s tennis program reported $187,613 in revenue against $187,613 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,927 in operating expense per athlete, or $35,124 per team.
The PVAMU women’s tennis program brought in $187,613 in revenue against $187,613 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $3,903 in operating expense per athlete, or $35,124 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $187,613 to the women’s $187,613 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, tennis sits #8 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 94% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.