Bio

Nicole Berger was announced as director of tennis and head women's tennis coach in August 2024. 

Berger comes to Simpson after spending the last three years as a tennis consultant in the Des Moines metro area. During that time, Berger coached the Norwalk and Dowling Catholic high school boy's teams, leading Dowling Catholic to an individual state title in 2022. Dowling Catholic returned to the individual state tournament in 2023, while Norwalk earned a berth to the tournament in 2024.

Along with her work at Norwalk and Dowling Catholic, Berger helped spearhead tennis camps in Des Moines that attracted over 850 participants in 2023. Berger also collaborated with the Veterans Hospital, Tennis Thanks the Troops, and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to create the Veteran Tennis program in Urbandale, and partnered with Adaptive Sports Iowa and USTA to launch the first-ever wheelchair tennis program in West Des Moines.

Berger served as the Assistant Tennis Manager at Lifetime Fitness in Urbandale from 2019-21 and was the owner of Paradise Tennis LLC in Key West, Fla. from 2009-19. Her contributions to the sport have been recognized with several accolades, including the USTA Missouri Valley Gold Star Award in July 2020 and the USPTA Pro of the Year in Florida's District 19 in 2015 and 2018.

A four-time collegiate national team qualifier, Berger earned a bachelor's degree in business marketing with an emphasis in professional tennis management from Ferris State University in 2005. She recently completed a master's degree in healthcare administration with an emphasis in senior living from Des Moines University in 2023.