University of Illinois Chicago Men's Tennis
University of Illinois Chicago fields a men's tennis team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 10 players, about the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $468,281, about the median of $452k — $46,828 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's tennis programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 991, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,364,899 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,943 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
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$468,281 for the year
- Operating expenses$91,397 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,828 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,364,899 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,943 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$187,112 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jovan Parlic head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mathis Debru | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $468,281 $46,828 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,364,899
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $187,112
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,816 in-state · $31,505 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Illinois Chicago
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 1 | 9 | $643k | 1000 | 74% | |
| Roosevelt University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | 16 | $220k | — | 94% | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 3 | 8 | $90k | — | 55% | |
| University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association | 6 | 19 | $266k | — | 5% | |
| Concordia University Chicago Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 8 | 11 | $49k | — | 93% | |
| Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 11 | 8 | $143k | 1000 | 41% | |
| Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 12 | 11 | $1.1M | 1000 | 7% | |
| Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 15 | 11 | $11k | — | 76% | |
| Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 9 | $155k | — | 71% | |
| Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 23 | 10 | $66k | — | 90% | |
| North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 26 | 12 | $62k | — | 58% | |
| Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference | 28 | 11 | $70k | — | 59% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York room for 3 | 7 | $637k | $91,062 | 981 | vs | |
| Ball State University at cap | 10 | $577k | $57,684 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 10 | $468k | $46,828 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Toledo room for 3 | 7 | $445k | $63,641 | 1000 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 1 over cap | 11 | $422k | $38,383 | 994 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 2 | 8 | $354k | $44,261 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha room for 1 | 9 | $341k | $37,901 | 998 | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference men's tennis program · Men's Tennis budgets ranked