by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Roger Williams University, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. RWU is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of Conference of New England.
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The RWU men’s tennis team carries 17 athletes.
The RWU women’s tennis team fields 12 student athletes.
Between the two teams, RWU carries 29 tennis athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s.
Of the 17 varsity sports RWU reports, tennis ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Barry Gorman.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 are full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Barry Gorman.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 17 sports, tennis ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The RWU men’s tennis program generated $65,395 in revenue against $60,046 in expenses, for a surplus of $5,349. This comes to about $1,856 in operating expense per athlete, or $31,544 per team.
The RWU women’s tennis program reported $60,085 in revenue against $60,172 in expenses, coming up short by $87. That works out to about $2,679 in operating expense per athlete, or $32,143 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $65,395 to the women’s $60,085 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, tennis sits #8 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When RWU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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