by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at Texas Christian University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. TCU competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
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The TCU men’s tennis team fields 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. Academic data covers 38 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The TCU women’s tennis team carries 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. Academic data covers 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, TCU carries 19 tennis athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Among the 16 varsity sports TCU sponsors, tennis sits at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is David Roditi.
The women’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Lee Taylor Walker.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 16 sports, tennis sits #5 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The TCU men’s tennis program reported $2,262,702 in revenue against $2,262,702 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $30,936 in operating expense per athlete, or $340,292 per team.
The TCU women’s tennis program brought in $1,760,770 in revenue against $1,760,770 in expenses, right at break-even. That works out to about $28,640 in operating expense per athlete, or $229,118 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $2,262,702 to the women’s $1,760,770 in revenue.
Among the school’s 16 sports, tennis sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 955 (982 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 96% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 955 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 100% and 89% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 981, tennis trails the average at 978.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.