Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University Men's Tennis
Winston-Salem, NC · the Deacons · Wake Forest University overview
19
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 10
$2.4M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division I
$127,444
Per roster spot
median $47,956
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
989
APR
96% of players retained
22%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wake Forest University fields a men's tennis team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, well above the median of 10, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $2,421,436, well above the median of $452k — $127,444 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's tennis programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 10 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (78 of 232 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 989, about the median of 991, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,950,491 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $41,893 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's tennis programs
Where this program sits against its 232 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#2Team budgetof 232 · Division I#33Spend per playerof 232 · Division I#2Roster sizeof 232 · Division I#115APRof 232 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 10)
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap10 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$2,421,436 for the year
- Operating expenses$412,528 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$127,444 division median $47,956
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 917 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$13,950,491 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$41,893 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,453,094 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Bresky | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brian Baker | Associate Head Coach | not on file |
| Vinny Gillespie | Assistant Coach | not 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 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,471undergraduates · 9,121 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →22%admitted · of 17,479 applicants
SAT middle 50%1390 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Men's Tennis
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1019
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,421,436 $127,444 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $13,950,491
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,453,094
Cost
Full picture →$27,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,758
Campus safety
Full picture →1.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wake Forest University
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 program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions22% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,790 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.39 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 22 | 8 | $32k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 8 | $246k | 1000 | 90% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | 7 | $214k | 946 | 46% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 14 | $298k | — | 78% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 43 | 8 | $532k | 984 | 67% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 45 | 16 | $78k | — | 95% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 54 | 12 | $341k | 1000 | 14% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 57 | 5 | $27k | — | 100% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 63 | 10 | $552k | 964 | 80% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 65 | 14 | $247k | — | 81% | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 70 | 10 | $1.1M | 977 | 19% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 72 | 13 | $262k | — | 68% |
Other men's tennis programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest University 9 over cap | 19 | $2.4M | $127,444 | 989 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 12 | $1.8M | $149,989 | 945 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 4 over cap | 14 | $1.8M | $127,705 | 964 | vs | |
| Duke University 3 over cap | 13 | $1.8M | $136,790 | 998 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 5 over cap | 15 | $1.7M | $114,442 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 2 | 8 | $1.5M | $189,956 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 2 | 8 | $1.4M | $181,023 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame at cap | 10 | $1.4M | $142,733 | 1000 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University room for 1 | 9 | $1.4M | $152,758 | 998 | vs | |
| Florida State University at cap | 10 | $1.2M | $116,992 | 962 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at cap | 10 | $1.1M | $110,824 | 977 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 3 over cap | 13 | $1M | $78,370 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 2 over cap | 12 | $963k | $80,243 | 1000 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 10 | $821k | $82,095 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 2 over cap | 12 | $689k | $57,385 | 989 | vs | |
| Boston College 4 over cap | 14 | $429k | $30,612 | 995 | vs |
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