Overview
- Arkansas athletics brought back both tennis teams Thursday, 20 days after announcing plans to discontinue them.
- Supporters committed about $5 million, including roughly $2.5 million in cash and $2.5 million in pledges, which covers near-term operations.
- Athletic director Hunter Yurachek said only a large endowment offers stability, and the department will pursue a $50 million fund and track progress through the Razorback Foundation.
- The programs cost about $2.35–$2.6 million a year to run and bring in little direct revenue, which leaders cited when they first moved to cut the teams.
- The reversal highlights a wider squeeze on non-revenue sports as schools brace for the House v. NCAA era that allows up to $20.5 million in athlete revenue sharing, with DI tennis players still able to transfer through June 2.