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Women's Tennis

Tennis

Tennis 
Scholarships

There are more than 10,500 women’s collegiate tennis players competing across all three NCAA division levels. Of these 10,500+ athletes, less than 1% are US high school or secondary school tennis players competing for an NCAA Division 1 programme according to a recent study carried out by the NCAA. Collegiate tennis has the highest percentage of international athletes competing at the NCAA level than any other NCAA sport.

 

In 2017, 35.4% of women’s tennis players competing at the NCAA Division 1 level were international athletes. Meaning the chances of securing your dream move are high.

 

Division I Tennis

  • Division 1 tennis scholarships per team: 8

  • Total number of D1 women’s tennis teams: 317

  • Average team size: 9

 

Division 1 women’s college tennis programmes can offer scholarships to a maximum of eight athletes each season.

 

Coaches can decide who receives a scholarship and not. The fact that there are eight scholarships available means your in with a great chance of securing the best funding available as long as your performing at an elite level and of good academic standing.

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Top DI Tennis Programmes (2019):

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  1. Harvard University

  2. Stanford University

  3. Princeton University

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Divison II Tennis

  • Maximum scholarships available per team: 6

  • Total number of D2 tennis teams: 167

  • Average team size: 9 

 

As an equivalency sport, Division 2 women’s tennis programmes can award a maximum of six full-ride equivalent scholarships per team. Programmes that aren’t fully funded are forced to divide scholarship payments amongst several athletes. This is at the discretion of the coach.

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Top DII Tennis Programmes (2019):

  1. University of California – San Diego

  2. Bentley University

  3. Truman State University

Division III Tennis

  • Maximum scholarships available per team: 0

  • Total number of D3 tennis teams: 328

  • Average team size: 10

 

There are no athletic scholarships available at NCAA Division 3 level. Instead, recruits receive financial funding through merit-based scholarships if they meet the academic standards set in place by institutions. In some cases, Division 3 financial aid packages may be larger than the athletic scholarships offered by Division 1 and 2 programmes. The DIII level of play is getting more and more competitive and athletes who require full scholarships might see this as their best avenue.

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Top DII Tennis Programmes (2019):

  1. Amherst College

  2. Johns Hopkins University

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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NAIA Tennis

  • Maximum scholarships available per team: 5

  • Total number of NAIA women’s tennis teams: 115

  • Average team size: 9 

 

The NAIA does not limit the number of scholarships a programme can award. Scholarship opportunities at the NAIA level are similar to the NCAA level. 

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Top NAIA Tennis Programmes (2019):

  1. Loyola University New Orleans

  2. Asbury University

  3. Taylor University

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