by our College Data Analytics TeamThis page takes a deep look at Tennis at University of Dayton, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UDayton competes in NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Atlantic 10 Conference.
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The UDayton men’s tennis team carries 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. The NCAA tracked 38 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UDayton women’s tennis team lists 8 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 22. The most recent cohort included 26 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, UDayton carries 19 tennis athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 12 varsity sports UDayton reports, tennis sits at #9 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. In all, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Ryan Meyer.
The women’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Erica Echko.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 12 sports, tennis ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UDayton men’s tennis program brought in $376,243 in revenue against $572,213 in expenses, a net loss of $195,970. This comes to about $14,078 in operating expense per athlete, or $154,855 per team.
The UDayton women’s tennis program brought in $149,714 in revenue against $220,407 in expenses, a net loss of $70,693. Per athlete, that is about $7,136 in operating expense per athlete, or $57,089 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $376,243 to the women’s $149,714 in revenue.
Among the school’s 12 sports, tennis sits #6 by revenue, or about 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 and a Graduation Success Rate of 80%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 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 1000 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 80% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, tennis grades out ahead at 1000.
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