by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at The University of Alabama, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UA plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UA men’s tennis team lists 6 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 45. The NCAA tracked 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UA women’s tennis team fields 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 35. The most recent cohort included 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UA fields 16 tennis athletes — 6 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports UA reports, tennis ranks #12 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is George Husack.
The women’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Jonatan Berhane.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 15 sports, tennis sits #6 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UA men’s tennis program brought in $1,258,976 in revenue against $1,258,976 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $43,971 in operating expense per athlete, or $263,827 per team.
The UA women’s tennis program reported $1,245,453 in revenue against $1,245,453 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $21,467 in operating expense per athlete, or $214,673 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $1,258,976 to the women’s $1,245,453 in revenue.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #12 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 983 (960 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 90%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 99% 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 100%. It retained 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 983 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 90% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 994, tennis lands below the pack at 992.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.