by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Tennis at University of Wisconsin-Madison, a spring sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. UW - Madison is classified as NCAA Division I-FBS as a member of Big Ten Conference.
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The UW - Madison men’s tennis team carries 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 44. Academic data covers 35 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
The UW - Madison women’s tennis team fields 9 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 37. The most recent cohort included 37 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Across both rosters, UW - Madison fields 18 tennis athletes — 9 on the men’s side and 9 on the women’s.
Of the 15 varsity sports UW - Madison sponsors, tennis sits at #12 by total roster size.
The men’s tennis program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 work full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is Danny Westerman.
The women’s tennis program is staffed by 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Staffing-wise, 2 are full-time and 0 part-time. At the helm is Marek Michalicka.
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 2 coaches to the women’s 2.
Among the school’s 15 sports, tennis ranks #9 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The UW - Madison men’s tennis program generated $231,152 in revenue against $1,145,421 in expenses, running a deficit of $914,269. This comes to about $14,772 in operating expense per athlete, or $132,948 per team.
The UW - Madison women’s tennis program brought in $228,517 in revenue against $1,250,837 in expenses, coming up short by $1,022,320. This comes to about $21,331 in operating expense per athlete, or $191,982 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $231,152 to the women’s $228,517 in revenue.
Against the school’s 15 sports, tennis sits #9 by revenue, or about 0% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The men’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (988 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. Year over year, it held onto 99% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
The women’s tennis team recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 992 (993 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 100%. The program kept 100% of its athletes, with 99% remaining academically eligible.
Comparing the two, men posted an APR of 992 and the women 992, with graduation success rates of 100% and 100% respectively.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 992, tennis is on par with the average at 992.
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