Bio

At Simpson

• Enters sixth season in 2023-24
• Record of 27-45 (16-24 A-R-C) in first five seasons
• Guided the Storm to a 5-3 mark in league play in 2020, the most conference wins since 2008-09
• Named American Rivers Conference Coach of the Year in 2020, becoming the program's first honoree since 1997

Player Achievement Under Bliss

• A-R-C MVP: Anna Wanek (2020)
• A-R-C Individual Tournament A-Singles Champion: Anna Wanek (2020)
• All-Conference: Emily King (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), Anna Wanek (2020, 2021), Megan Grubb (2019), Kayla Reusche (2018)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District: Emily King (2022), Anna Wanek (2022)
• Academic All-Conference (20)

Before Simpson

• Was a member of the 2017 BNP Paribas USTA Tri-Level National Championship Team... defeated teams from Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Minnesota and the Mid-Atlantic Region... went undefeated at the 4.5 NTRP level
• Spent time coaching in Upstate New York as well as multiple tennis clubs in the Des Moines Area
• Began her role as a USTA Iowa Junior Coordinator and a Tennis Teaching Pro at LifeTime Athletic in Urbandale
• Coached boy's tennis at Dowling Catholic for six years and girl's tennis at Pella Christian for three years

Collegiate Career

• Played four years at Central College
• Earned all-conference honors in doubles in 2008 and 2009 and singles in 2006
• Awarded freshman of the year honors after her first season
• Won the DeHaan MVP Award in 2009
• Was a two-time team captain
• Ranks third all-time with 44 career singles wins and is tied for sixth with 47 career doubles victories

Year-by-Year at Simpson