by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, a spring sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. UT Chattanooga plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Southern Conference.
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The UT Chattanooga men’s tennis team carries 12 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 41. The NCAA tracked 42 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UT Chattanooga women’s tennis team fields 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 32. Academic data covers 29 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UT Chattanooga carries 20 tennis athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports UT Chattanooga sponsors, tennis comes in at #8 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Charles Merzbacher.
The women’s tennis program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Chad Camper.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 12 sports, tennis sits #7 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Chattanooga men’s tennis program reported $323,276 in revenue against $323,276 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $7,698 in operating expense per athlete, or $92,379 per team.
The UT Chattanooga women’s tennis program generated $435,261 in revenue against $435,261 in expenses, essentially breaking even. This comes to about $5,869 in operating expense per athlete, or $46,955 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $323,276 to the women’s $435,261 in revenue.
Against the school’s 12 sports, tennis sits #8 by revenue, or about 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 960 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 960, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 985, tennis sits below average at 980.
If UT Chattanooga earns a spot on a 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.