This page takes a deep look at Tennis at Rhode Island College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. RIC competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Little East Conference.
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The RIC men’s tennis team lists 14 student athletes.
The RIC women’s tennis team fields 12 athletes.
Between the two teams, RIC fields 26 tennis athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Among the 15 varsity sports RIC reports, tennis sits at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Adam Spring.
The women’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Adam Spring.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The RIC men’s tennis program generated $59,276 in revenue against $59,276 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $693 in operating expense per athlete, or $9,702 per team.
The RIC women’s tennis program generated $57,912 in revenue against $57,912 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $622 in operating expense per athlete, or $7,463 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $59,276 to the women’s $57,912 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis sits #5 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.