University of South Dakota Women's Tennis
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 10)
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Zinchenko head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Pasha Zinchenko | Head 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 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.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,432 in-state · $12,942 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →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
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 52 | 8 | $317k | — | 59% | |
| University of Sioux Falls Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 52 | 18 | $199k | — | 82% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 88 | 7 | $62k | — | 72% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 116 | 9 | $320k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 116 | 10 | $223k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 135 | 12 | $47k | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference | 136 | 9 | $1.2M | 1000 | 77% |
Other women's tennis programs in the The Summit League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri-Kansas City room for 1 | 9 | $499k | $55,390 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) at cap | 10 | $399k | $39,894 | — | vs | |
| Oral Roberts University room for 1 | 9 | $359k | $39,933 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of South Dakota room for 1 | 9 | $356k | $39,557 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha room for 1 | 9 | $320k | $35,607 | 1000 | vs |
Every The Summit League women's tennis program · Women's Tennis budgets ranked