Overview
- UND, which announced the move Thursday, April 30, ended both tennis teams immediately and will keep current players on scholarship while offering transfer help.
- The cut joins recent Division I exits at Arkansas, Saint Louis, and Illinois State, with ITA data showing 21 tennis programs dropped this season and nine in Division I.
- Leaders link the reductions to post-settlement expenses that allow schools to share up to $20.5 million with athletes and add scholarships, shifting funds toward football and basketball.
- Arkansas men, competing Friday in the NCAA tournament, lost to Cornell in a result that could end the 71-year program as supporters work to save it.
- Dropping both teams leaves UND with 15 varsity sports, below the 16 required for top-tier FBS football, which could limit any bid to change conference status.