by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Saint Louis University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. SLU competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The SLU men’s tennis team fields 8 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 25. The most recent cohort included 26 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The SLU women’s tennis team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 26. The NCAA tracked 24 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, SLU carries 16 tennis athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 12 varsity sports SLU sponsors, tennis sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is James Tobin.
The women’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is James Tobin.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 12 sports, tennis ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The SLU men’s tennis program generated $211,424 in revenue against $211,424 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $7,677 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,416 per team.
The SLU women’s tennis program brought in $324,202 in revenue against $324,202 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $9,477 in operating expense per athlete, or $75,816 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team generated $211,424 to the women’s $324,202 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, tennis sits #9 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 957 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 989 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 88%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 957 and the women 989, with graduation success rates of 100% and 88% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, tennis lands below the pack at 973.
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