by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UT Knoxville competes in NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Southeastern Conference.
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The UT Knoxville men’s tennis team lists 10 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 29. The most recent cohort included 40 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UT Knoxville women’s tennis team fields 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. The most recent cohort included 32 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UT Knoxville carries 21 tennis athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports UT Knoxville sponsors, tennis ranks #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 1 are full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Chris Woodruff.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Alison Ojeda.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 14 sports, tennis sits #5 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UT Knoxville men’s tennis program reported $38,309 in revenue against $1,768,967 in expenses, coming up short by $1,730,658. Per athlete, that is about $42,082 in operating expense per athlete, or $420,820 per team.
The UT Knoxville women’s tennis program reported $71,265 in revenue against $1,955,142 in expenses, a net loss of $1,883,877. This comes to about $40,105 in operating expense per athlete, or $441,155 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $38,309 to the women’s $71,265 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #11 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 964 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 89%. It retained 96% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned 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.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 964 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 89% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 991, tennis sits below average at 982.
When UT Knoxville places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we note it here. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.