This page takes a deep look at Tennis at Rhodes College, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Rhodes College plays at the level of NCAA Division III with football as a member of Southern Athletic Association.
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The Rhodes College men’s tennis team fields 13 players.
The Rhodes College women’s tennis team lists 9 student athletes.
Between the two teams, Rhodes College fields 22 tennis athletes — 13 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports Rhodes College sponsors, tennis ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Tyler Cempre.
The women’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Paul Goebel.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #7 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Rhodes College men’s tennis program brought in $118,910 in revenue against $118,910 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $2,804 in operating expense per athlete, or $36,453 per team.
The Rhodes College women’s tennis program brought in $115,871 in revenue against $115,871 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $3,195 in operating expense per athlete, or $28,759 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $118,910 to the women’s $115,871 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis sits #10 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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