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Jacksonville State University Men's Tennis

Jacksonville, AL · the Gamecocks · Jacksonville State University overview
10
Roster
at the D-I cap of 10
$366k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$36,595
Per roster spot
median $47,956
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
964
APR
94% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Jacksonville State University fields a men's tennis team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $365,954, below the median of $452k — $36,595 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's tennis programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 964, about the median of 991, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,778,692 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,522 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's tennis programs

Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$366k
Spend per player$36,595
Roster size10
Coaching staff2
APR964

Team budgets across the division

$56k$4.9M
this programevery Division I men's tennis program

Roster sizes (cap 10)

521
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster10 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 at the cap
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$365,954 for the year
  • Operating expenses$87,358 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$36,595 division median $47,956
  • Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 972 latest
  • Players retained94% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$4,778,692 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$18,522 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$498,790 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Michael Helms head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Martina ZarzaAssociate Head Tennis CoachOn file · sign in
Marc SauraAssistant Men's Tennis Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school tennis players158,667 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots2,279 232 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 70 1.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's tennis recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
8,378undergraduates · 9,672 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
76%admitted · of 12,008 applicants
SAT middle 50%970 – 1260
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
51%

Men's Tennis

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10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1010
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate964
94% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$365,954 $36,595 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$4,778,692
Recruiting spend, men's
$498,790
$14,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,824
Sticker, out-of-state$35,114
Average net price$14,511
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,268
$30–48k$13,842
$48–75k$16,202
$75–110k$18,157
$110k and up$18,079
Tuition & fees
$12,426 in-state · $22,716 out

Campus safety

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0.6violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.60
Property0.60
In residence halls
14 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
8 over 2022–2024
23%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing316 · 23%
Business197 · 15%
Education175 · 13%
Criminal justice & protective services130 · 10%
Liberal arts & general studies109 · 8%

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Men's Tennis programs within 150 miles

Jacksonville State UniversityShorter University · 44 miBerry College · 46 miUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · 63 miSamford University · 64 miLaGrange College · 68 miKennesaw State University · 69 miGeorgia Institute of Technology · 79 miGeorgia State University · 79 miAlabama A&M University · 81 miCovenant College · 82 miOglethorpe University · 82 miEmory University · 83 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas4410$152k—97%
Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association4617$104k—62%
University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference637$318k100088%
Samford University Division I · Southern Conference6414$457k98382%
LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South688$23k—63%
Kennesaw State University Division I · Conference USA699$548k98669%
Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference7910$821k100016%
Georgia State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference798$335k99362%
Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.819$94k100066%
Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South8212$31k—82%
Oglethorpe University Division III · Southern Athletic Association8215$85k—60%
Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association8316$296k—11%

Other men's tennis programs in the Conference USA

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Middle Tennessee State University room for 19$786k$87,324993vs
Liberty University room for 19$753k$83,638975vs
Kennesaw State University room for 19$548k$60,843986vs
University of Delaware 3 over cap13$531k$40,844998vs
New Mexico State University 1 over cap11$392k$35,6021000vs
Jacksonville State University at cap10$366k$36,595964vs

Every Conference USA men's tennis program · Men's Tennis budgets ranked