Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Women's Tennis
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
11
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 10
$2M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$177,740
Per roster spot
median $61,695
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
992
APR
98% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a women's tennis team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 11 players, above the median of 9, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,955,142, well above the median of $546k — $177,740 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's tennis programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 301 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 992, about the median of 995, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,447,980 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,499 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 301 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#7Team budgetof 301 · Division I#25Spend per playerof 301 · Division I#25Roster sizeof 301 · Division I#157APRof 301 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster11 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,955,142 for the year
- Operating expenses$441,155 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$177,740 division median $61,695
- Academic Progress Rate992 multi-year; 969 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,447,980 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,499 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,391,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Ojeda head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Martim Prata | 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 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 →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%
Women's Tennis
Full picture →11on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1011
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate992
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,955,142 $177,740 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,447,980
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,391,691
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.
Women's Tennis program11 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
Women's Tennis programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 8 | $59k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 10 | $292k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | 19 | $175k | — | 59% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 61 | 8 | $267k | 991 | 87% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 8 | $153k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | 9 | $141k | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | 9 | $288k | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | 6 | $64k | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 80 | 10 | $283k | 1000 | 94% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 10 | $45k | — | 40% | |
| East Tennessee State University Division I · Southern Conference | 90 | 7 | $372k | 1000 | 87% | |
| Piedmont University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 98 | 22 | $152k | — | 93% |
Other women's tennis programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University, College Station 1 over cap | 11 | $4.9M | $441,213 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 2 over cap | 12 | $2.2M | $183,435 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 1 over cap | 11 | $2.1M | $187,031 | 992 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 10 | $2M | $203,105 | 984 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 1 over cap | 11 | $2M | $177,740 | 992 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University room for 1 | 9 | $1.9M | $215,620 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi room for 3 | 7 | $1.8M | $255,262 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida room for 2 | 8 | $1.7M | $207,529 | 991 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 3 over cap | 13 | $1.6M | $126,078 | 982 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia room for 2 | 8 | $1.6M | $201,492 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 2 over cap | 12 | $1.5M | $125,792 | 977 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 8 | $1.3M | $164,307 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia room for 1 | 9 | $1.3M | $145,058 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 1 | 9 | $1.3M | $144,945 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama at cap | 10 | $1.2M | $124,545 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 1 | 9 | $1.1M | $121,847 | 1000 | vs |
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