by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at Texas Tech University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Texas Tech plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big 12 Conference.
Use the links below to jump straight to any section:
The Texas Tech men’s tennis team fields 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 41. Academic data covers 40 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Texas Tech women’s tennis team carries 9 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The NCAA tracked 36 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Texas Tech fields 18 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 11 varsity sports Texas Tech 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, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Michael Breler.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Adam Herendeen.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Texas Tech men’s tennis program reported $192,693 in revenue against $1,006,065 in expenses, a net loss of $813,372. Per athlete, that is about $34,675 in operating expense per athlete, or $312,071 per team.
The Texas Tech women’s tennis program reported $207,766 in revenue against $1,273,051 in expenses, coming up short by $1,065,285. Per athlete, that is about $38,982 in operating expense per athlete, or $350,842 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $192,693 to the women’s $207,766 in revenue.
Among the school’s 11 sports, tennis ranks #8 by revenue, accounting for 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 993 (980 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 97% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 993 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 80% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, tennis grades out ahead at 992.
When Texas Tech places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.