LSU New Orleans Women's Tennis
LSU New Orleans fields a women's tennis team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 6 players, below the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $253,096, well below the median of $546k — $42,182 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,097,306 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,250 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 10)
The program
- Roster6 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$253,096 for the year
- Operating expenses$45,380 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,182 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,097,306 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,250 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$45,000 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Burzis Kanga head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
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 players204,721 2024-25
- Division I roster spots2,689 301 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 76 1.3% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $253,096 $42,183 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,097,306
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $45,000
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,172 in-state · $14,008 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research LSU New Orleans
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane University Division I · American Conference | 7 | 8 | $1.2M | 992 | 15% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 41 | 12 | $391k | 976 | 94% | |
| Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference | 47 | 8 | $244k | 990 | 96% | |
| Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 72 | 13 | $1.6M | 982 | 74% | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 75 | 8 | $221k | 995 | 50% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 100 | 9 | $379k | 991 | 99% | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 117 | 8 | $521k | 992 | 89% | |
| University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 122 | 7 | $608k | 992 | 65% | |
| Spring Hill College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 124 | 12 | $139k | — | 59% | |
| Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 143 | 8 | $131k | 991 | 25% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi room for 1 | 9 | $652k | $72,444 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 2 | 8 | $494k | $61,787 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word at cap | 10 | $467k | $46,651 | 985 | vs | |
| McNeese State University room for 2 | 8 | $460k | $57,478 | 976 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University room for 2 | 8 | $457k | $57,173 | 982 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University 2 over cap | 12 | $391k | $32,621 | 976 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley room for 1 | 9 | $390k | $43,388 | 975 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University room for 2 | 8 | $363k | $45,338 | 983 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 4 | 6 | $253k | $42,182 | 992 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University room for 2 | 8 | $244k | $30,487 | 990 | vs |
Every Southland Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked