by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNC Chapel Hill is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The UNC Chapel Hill men’s tennis team carries 10 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 39. The NCAA tracked 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s tennis team carries 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 33. Academic data covers 33 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UNC Chapel Hill carries 20 tennis athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 19 varsity sports UNC Chapel Hill sponsors, tennis ranks #13 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Sampson L. Paul.
The women’s tennis program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 3 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is Brian Kalbas.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 19 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 UNC Chapel Hill men’s tennis program generated $429,070 in revenue against $1,108,241 in expenses, a net loss of $679,171. This comes to about $24,687 in operating expense per athlete, or $246,865 per team.
The UNC Chapel Hill women’s tennis program brought in $637,439 in revenue against $1,670,547 in expenses, coming up short by $1,033,108. Per athlete, that is about $44,678 in operating expense per athlete, or $446,778 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team generated $429,070 to the women’s $637,439 in revenue.
Among the school’s 19 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 965 (977 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 78%. The program kept 95% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned 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.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 965 and the women 1000, with graduation success rates of 78% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 989, tennis lands below the pack at 982.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.