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Division I · The Summit League

University of South Dakota Women's Tennis

Vermillion, SD · the Coyotes · University of South Dakota overview
9
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 10
$356k
Team budget
23rd percentile in Division I
$39,557
Per roster spot
median $61,695
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
984
APR
97% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

University of South Dakota fields a women's tennis team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 9 players, about the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $356,021, below the median of $546k — $39,557 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's tennis programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 984, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,797,590 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,483 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 budget$356k
Spend per player$39,557
Roster size9
Coaching staff2
APR984

Team budgets across the division

$47k$4.9M
this programevery Division I women's tennis program

Roster sizes (cap 10)

515
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster9 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap10 room for 1
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$356,021 for the year
  • Operating expenses$58,898 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$39,557 division median $61,695
  • Academic Progress Rate984 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,797,590 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$9,483 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$174,045 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Pavel Zinchenko head coachHead Coachnot on file
Pasha ZinchenkoHead Coachnot 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 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.
7,095undergraduates · 9,868 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None
99%admitted · of 5,349 applicants
SAT middle 50%1110 – 1330
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
61%

Women's Tennis

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9on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 109
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate984
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$356,021 $39,558 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,797,590
Recruiting spend, women's
$174,045
$18,466net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$24,639
Sticker, out-of-state$28,149
Average net price$18,466
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,687
$30–48k$16,400
$48–75k$18,608
$75–110k$21,259
$110k and up$21,432
Tuition & fees
$9,432 in-state · $12,942 out

Campus safety

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0.82violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.82
Property0.22
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
7 over 2022–2024
28%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing307 · 28%
Business220 · 20%
Education72 · 7%
Biological sciences72 · 7%
Psychology71 · 7%

Research University of South Dakota

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

University of South DakotaAugustana University (South Dakota) · 52 miUniversity of Sioux Falls · 52 miBuena Vista University · 88 miUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · 116 miCreighton University · 116 miNebraska Wesleyan University · 135 miUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln · 136 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference528$317k—59%
University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference5218$199k—82%
Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference887$62k—72%
University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League1169$320k100087%
Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference11610$223k100072%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference13512$47k—84%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference1369$1.2M100077%

Other women's tennis programs in the The Summit League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Missouri-Kansas City room for 19$499k$55,3901000vs
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) at cap10$399k$39,894—vs
Oral Roberts University room for 19$359k$39,9331000vs
University of South Dakota room for 19$356k$39,557984vs
University of Nebraska at Omaha room for 19$320k$35,6071000vs

Every The Summit League women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked