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I repeat this observation of the recent tournament
“Wake Forest University won the 2025 NCAA Men’s Team Tennis Championship. They beat Texas Christian University 4-2. Both are elite private, protestant schools. In the title match both teams played only the same six team members in singles and doubles. There was one American that played for WFU. One for TCU.
The unitiated might think this 5:1 ratio favoring international starters is unusual or new. Sadly the truth is it is a typical formula among men and women, NCAA Divisions 1 and 11, NAIA , JUCOS. Often total rosters and six starters is just as common.”
Here is some more amateur research:
Sixty two teams qualified.
Ten players was the average squad size. About 600 squad members.
Men are allowed 4 and1/2 scholarships. About 270 grants.
Assuming sholarships are awarded to the players that actually play ( 6 or 7), rosters and box scores reveal that about 80 grants of the 270 go to Americans.
While there were exceptions ( Stanford started 5 Americans ), the “typical ” squad of 10 listed 7 international members. The average ratio of starters was 5:1 international.
Thirty three of the 60 teams had zero or only one American starter.
2025 NCAA MEN’S D1 CHAMPIONSHIPS –MEDIA GUIDE
The Little Green Book of Tennis 