by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Tennis at University of Southern Mississippi, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. Southern Miss is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Sun Belt Conference.
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The Southern Miss men’s tennis team lists 9 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. The most recent cohort included 41 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Southern Miss women’s tennis team lists 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. The NCAA tracked 34 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Between the two teams, Southern Miss fields 18 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Southern Miss reports, tennis sits at #10 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 work full-time and 1 part-time. Leading the program is Zubin Engineer.
The women’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 1 are full-time and 1 part-time. At the helm is Piyanart Engineer.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 14 sports, tennis ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Southern Miss men’s tennis program brought in $326,693 in revenue against $326,693 in expenses, right at break-even. Per athlete, that is about $10,859 in operating expense per athlete, or $97,735 per team.
The Southern Miss women’s tennis program reported $378,788 in revenue against $378,788 in expenses, essentially breaking even. Per athlete, that is about $9,930 in operating expense per athlete, or $89,371 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $326,693 to the women’s $378,788 in revenue.
Among the school’s 14 sports, tennis sits #9 by revenue, or about 2% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 984 (992 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 100% of its athletes, with 98% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 964 (991 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 98% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 984 and the women 964, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 980, tennis lands below the pack at 974.
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Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.