This page takes a deep look at Tennis at University of the Pacific, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Pacific plays at the level of NCAA Division I without football as a member of West Coast Conference.
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The Pacific men’s tennis team fields 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 31. The NCAA tracked 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The Pacific women’s tennis team carries 10 student athletes, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 34. Academic data covers 31 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Combined, Pacific fields 20 tennis athletes — 10 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Pacific reports, tennis comes in at #7 by total roster size.
The men’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 Clifton Awuy.
The women’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Mary Beth Gunn.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis ranks #5 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Pacific men’s tennis program reported $794,597 in revenue against $794,597 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $15,349 in operating expense per athlete, or $153,489 per team.
The Pacific women’s tennis program reported $627,020 in revenue against $627,020 in expenses, essentially breaking even. That works out to about $9,426 in operating expense per athlete, or $94,260 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $794,597 to the women’s $627,020 in revenue.
Among the school’s 13 sports, tennis sits #7 by revenue, or about 5% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team posted an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1000 (955 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. It retained 93% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 974 (1000 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 100% of its athletes, with 100% remaining academically eligible.
Between the genders, the men posted an APR of 1000 and the women 974, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Against the school’s average team APR of 978, tennis sits above average at 987.
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