An organization that advocates Title IX reform says opportunities to play tennis are shrinking in NCAA Division I because of the law.
The College Sports Council released a study Tuesday showing that the percentage of schools sponsoring tennis teams has declined in recent years. Chairman Eric Pearson blamed Title IX, which requires that a school's ratio of male to female athletes mirror the gender ratio of the undergraduate student population.
The CSC argues that Title IX enforcement resulted in the elimination of men's teams while failing to help the women's game grow. The Women's Sports Foundation countered that any accurate analysis of Title IX requires looking at athletic departments as a whole.