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Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference

University of California, Santa Cruz Men's Tennis

Santa Cruz, CA · the Banana Slugs · University of California, Santa Cruz overview
12
Roster
2024–25 season
$262k
Team budget
97th percentile in Division III
$21,795
Per roster spot
median $5,644
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
63%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

University of California, Santa Cruz fields a men's tennis team in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, about the median of 12, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $261,549, well above the median of $62k — $21,795 per roster spot, top 10% of Division III men's tennis programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III men's tennis programs

Where this program sits against its 283 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$262k
Spend per player$21,795
Roster size12
Coaching staff2

Team budgets across the division

$6k$414k
this programevery Division III men's tennis program

Roster sizes

542
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster12 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$261,549 for the year
  • Operating expenses$86,098 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$21,795 division median $5,644
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$16,535 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ross Pytko head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Ryan LamAssistant Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school tennis players158,667 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots3,349 283 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 47 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
17,812undergraduates · 19,764 students in all
Women 51% Men 49%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
63%admitted · of 68,845 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
74%

Men's Tennis

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12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$261,549 $21,796 per roster spot · top 10% of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$16,535
$16,526net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$40,306
Sticker, out-of-state$71,083
Average net price$16,526
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,472
$30–48k$10,114
$48–75k$13,001
$75–110k$18,786
$110k and up$32,674
Tuition & fees
$14,560 in-state · $45,337 out

Campus safety

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2.76violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.76
Property0.99
In residence halls
14 burglaries · 117 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
9 over 2022–2024
16%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Computer & information sciences758 · 16%
Biological sciences695 · 15%
Social sciences475 · 10%
Visual & performing arts469 · 10%
Psychology448 · 10%

Research University of California, Santa Cruz

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

University of California, Santa CruzSanta Clara University · 25 miMiddlebury College · 29 miStanford University · 31 miMenlo College · 32 miSaint Mary's College of California · 58 miUniversity of California, Berkeley · 62 miUniversity of the Pacific · 79 miUniversity of California, Davis · 108 miCalifornia State University, Sacramento · 113 miFresno Pacific University · 130 miCalifornia Polytechnic State University · 141 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Santa Clara University Division I · West Coast Conference259$724k100044%
Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference29————
Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference318$1.4M10004%
Menlo College Division II · Pacific West Conference3213$264k—68%
Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference5810$647k96889%
University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference6212$963k100012%
University of the Pacific Division I · West Coast Conference7910$795k95595%
University of California, Davis Division I · Mountain West Conference1089$382k98642%
California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference1139$426k98494%
Fresno Pacific University Division II · Pacific West Conference13013$259k—58%
California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference14111$666k98430%

Other men's tennis programs in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of California, Santa Cruz12$262k$21,795—vs
University of Mary Washington13$234k$17,983—vs
Christopher Newport University10$183k$18,259—vs
Salisbury University14$114k$8,114—vs
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte————vs

Every Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference men's tennis program · Men's Tennis budgets ranked