by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at University of Pennsylvania, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UPenn plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of The Ivy League.
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The UPenn men’s tennis team lists 11 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 44. Academic data covers 43 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UPenn women’s tennis team lists 11 athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 36. The NCAA tracked 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UPenn fields 22 tennis athletes — 11 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s.
Of the 21 varsity sports UPenn sponsors, tennis sits at #15 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Rich Bonfiglio.
The women’s tennis program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 1 part-time. The head coach is Sanela Kunovac.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 21 sports, tennis sits #10 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UPenn men’s tennis program reported $354,129 in revenue against $354,129 in expenses, breaking even on the year. This comes to about $12,262 in operating expense per athlete, or $134,882 per team.
The UPenn women’s tennis program reported $372,261 in revenue against $372,261 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $13,373 in operating expense per athlete, or $147,107 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $354,129 to the women’s $372,261 in revenue.
Against the school’s 21 sports, tennis ranks #9 by revenue, accounting for 1% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (994 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 985 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 99% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Side by side, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 985, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 995, tennis sits below average at 992.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.