Niagara University Men's Tennis
Niagara University fields a men's tennis team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 7 players, below the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $166,365, well below the median of $452k — $23,766 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's tennis programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 985, about the median of 991, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,976,260 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,201 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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 10)
The program
- Roster7 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$166,365 for the year
- Operating expenses$44,640 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,766 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate985 multi-year; 929 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,976,260 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,201 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$91,523 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Rice head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Erick Garcia | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kendra Daigler Garcia | Assistant 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 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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $166,365 $23,766 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,976,260
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $91,523
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $38,135
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Niagara University
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.
Men's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 16 | 7 | $637k | 981 | 69% | |
| Daemen University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 17 | 7 | $98k | — | 76% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 66 | 9 | $30k | — | 93% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 69 | 14 | $111k | — | 71% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association | 71 | 12 | $118k | — | 36% | |
| Nazareth University Division III · Empire 8 | 77 | 10 | $50k | — | 79% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 77 | 9 | $51k | — | 68% | |
| St. Bonaventure University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 78 | 8 | $194k | 982 | 82% | |
| Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 85 | 12 | $18k | — | 96% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 88 | 13 | $47k | — | 48% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 88 | 10 | $167k | — | 83% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 105 | 10 | $116k | — | 57% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University 1 over cap | 11 | $403k | $36,678 | 989 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University 4 over cap | 14 | $310k | $22,169 | 990 | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 3 | 7 | $307k | $43,837 | — | vs | |
| Siena University room for 1 | 9 | $286k | $31,812 | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University 2 over cap | 12 | $253k | $21,083 | 963 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 3 over cap | 13 | $243k | $18,669 | 994 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 2 | 8 | $227k | $28,323 | 1000 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 3 | 7 | $166k | $23,766 | 985 | vs | |
| Iona University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Metro Conference men's tennis program · Men's Tennis budgets ranked