Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Men's Tennis
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
10
Roster
at the D-I cap of 10
$1.8M
Team budget
96th percentile in Division I
$176,896
Per roster spot
median $47,956
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
988
APR
96% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a men's tennis team in the Southeastern 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 $1,768,967, well above the median of $452k — $176,896 per roster spot, top 10% 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 988, about the median of 991, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,260,488 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $31,928 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#11Team budgetof 232 · Division I#13Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#79Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#120APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster10 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,768,967 for the year
- Operating expenses$420,820 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$176,896 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 933 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$12,260,488 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$31,928 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,734,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Woodruff head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matt Lucas | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jaime Barajas | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Karla Sass | Director of Tennis Operations | On file · sign in |
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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 →28,883undergraduates · 36,304 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 50,488 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →10on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1010
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate988
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,768,967 $176,897 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,260,488
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,734,226
Cost
Full picture →$20,885net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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 program10 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,885 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.37 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 10 | $69k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 11 | $268k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | 17 | $188k | — | 59% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 13 | $196k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 13 | $126k | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | 10 | $222k | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | 10 | $123k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 80 | 10 | $262k | 998 | 94% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 13 | $44k | — | 40% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 89 | 13 | $416k | 984 | 83% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 90 | 7 | $255k | 991 | 87% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 98 | 14 | $134k | — | 93% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station 7 over cap | 17 | $4.9M | $289,608 | 966 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 6 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $120,802 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 1 over cap | 11 | $1.8M | $160,969 | 957 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville at cap | 10 | $1.8M | $176,896 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 10 | $1.7M | $171,516 | 988 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 1 | 9 | $1.6M | $183,167 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin room for 2 | 8 | $1.6M | $198,678 | 1000 | vs | |
| Auburn University room for 2 | 8 | $1.6M | $195,678 | 977 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University at cap | 10 | $1.5M | $154,273 | 974 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 1 | 9 | $1.5M | $169,542 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 2 | 8 | $1.4M | $175,615 | 979 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 2 over cap | 12 | $1.4M | $114,083 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 2 over cap | 12 | $1.4M | $113,225 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 4 | 6 | $1.3M | $209,829 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 2 | 8 | $1.3M | $156,754 | 993 | vs |
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