by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at University of North Carolina Wilmington, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UNCW competes in NCAA Division I without football as a member of Coastal Athletic Association.
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The UNCW men’s tennis team lists 12 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 41. Academic data covers 38 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UNCW women’s tennis team carries 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 30. The most recent cohort included 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, UNCW carries 22 tennis athletes — 12 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Of the 13 varsity sports UNCW reports, tennis sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program carries 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Mait DuBois.
The women’s tennis program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is John Ware (Interim).
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 3.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis sits #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UNCW men’s tennis program brought in $395,391 in revenue against $395,391 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $6,867 in operating expense per athlete, or $82,404 per team.
The UNCW women’s tennis program reported $419,007 in revenue against $419,007 in expenses, right at break-even. This comes to about $8,456 in operating expense per athlete, or $84,560 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $395,391 to the women’s $419,007 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis sits #4 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 978 (963 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 92% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 973 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 978 and the women 973, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 988, tennis lands below the pack at 976.
If UNCW earns a spot on a Best Schools for a Sport list, you’ll see it called out. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.