Division I · Metro Conference
Sacred Heart University Men's Tennis
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
13
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 10
$243k
Team budget
13th percentile in Division I
$18,669
Per roster spot
median $47,956
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
96% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a men's tennis team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $242,703, well below the median of $452k — $18,669 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men'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 (78 of 232 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 991, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,791,350 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,577 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#202Team budgetof 232 · Division I#215Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#15Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#80APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$242,703 for the year
- Operating expenses$33,741 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,669 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,791,350 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,577 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$215,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Guastelle head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chip Moore | Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bill Seward | Men's and Women's Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Miro Lucic | Men's and Women's Assistant Coach | not 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.Campus
Full picture →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1013
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate994
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $242,703 $18,669 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,791,350
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $215,226
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Sacred Heart 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 program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 11 | $403k | 989 | 45% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | 10 | $51k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 12 | $507k | 994 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 8 | $11k | — | 64% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 23 | 12 | $253k | 963 | 77% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 27 | 13 | $41k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 7 | $51k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 33 | 6 | $257k | — | 90% | |
| Farmingdale State College Division III · Skyline Conference | 34 | 17 | $47k | — | 69% | |
| Iona University Division I · Metro Conference | 35 | — | — | — | 91% | |
| Sarah Lawrence College Division III · Skyline Conference | 37 | 10 | $18k | — | 59% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 38 | 8 | $238k | — | 17% |
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