by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at Samford University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Samford is classified as NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The Samford men’s tennis team lists 14 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 28. Academic data covers 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Samford women’s tennis team carries 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. Academic data covers 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Samford carries 25 tennis athletes — 14 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Of the 11 varsity sports Samford sponsors, tennis ranks #6 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Oliver Reynolds.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is David Vest.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Samford men’s tennis program brought in $571,437 in revenue against $457,370 in expenses, for a surplus of $114,067. That works out to about $6,302 in operating expense per athlete, or $88,221 per team.
The Samford women’s tennis program brought in $636,108 in revenue against $596,474 in expenses, for a surplus of $39,634. That works out to about $5,606 in operating expense per athlete, or $61,666 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $571,437 to the women’s $636,108 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis sits #6 by revenue, or about 4% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (983 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 94% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (970 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 97% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 993 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 988, tennis sits above average at 996.
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