Murray State University Women's Tennis
Murray State University fields a women's tennis team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $365,075, below the median of $546k — $28,082 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's tennis programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 301 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 995, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,439,489 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,293 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
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$365,075 for the year
- Operating expenses$77,165 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$28,082 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,439,489 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$10,293 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$113,108 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Caetano 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
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $365,075 $28,083 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,439,489
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $113,108
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,708 in-state · $19,452 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 54 | 9 | $448k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Southeast Missouri State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 82 | 7 | $295k | 1000 | 79% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 89 | 10 | $167k | 995 | 93% | |
| Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference | 90 | 9 | $1.9M | 991 | 6% | |
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 91 | 6 | $407k | 1000 | 96% | |
| Lipscomb University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 92 | 8 | $644k | 992 | 67% | |
| University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 100 | 12 | $218k | — | 95% | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 103 | 6 | $54k | — | 67% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 106 | 8 | $387k | 982 | 97% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 121 | 14 | $665k | 1000 | 68% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 130 | 9 | $447k | 1000 | 96% | |
| University of Memphis Division I · American Conference | 137 | 8 | $859k | 983 | 93% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago room for 2 | 8 | $627k | $78,381 | 1000 | vs | |
| Illinois State University room for 2 | 8 | $471k | $58,869 | 964 | vs | |
| Belmont University room for 4 | 6 | $407k | $67,787 | 1000 | vs | |
| Murray State University 3 over cap | 13 | $365k | $28,082 | 1000 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 3 | 7 | $314k | $44,830 | 982 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University room for 3 | 7 | $304k | $43,476 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bradley University room for 2 | 8 | $296k | $36,940 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa room for 3 | 7 | $261k | $37,287 | 1000 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked