Here we dig into Tennis at University of Chicago, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UChicago competes in NCAA Division III with football as a member of University Athletic Association.
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The UChicago men’s tennis team carries 19 athletes.
The UChicago women’s tennis team fields 16 players.
Combined, UChicago carries 35 tennis athletes — 19 on the men’s side and 16 on the women’s.
Of the 14 varsity sports UChicago sponsors, tennis sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Matthew Brisotti.
The women’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Matthew Brisotti (Interim).
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #8 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UChicago men’s tennis program reported $266,199 in revenue against $266,199 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $7,106 in operating expense per athlete, or $135,023 per team.
The UChicago women’s tennis program brought in $288,957 in revenue against $288,957 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $8,540 in operating expense per athlete, or $136,634 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $266,199 to the women’s $288,957 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #4 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.