Simona Horsikyan was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and began playing tennis when she was 6 years old. Coach Horsikyan played numerous national and international tournaments during her junior years, moving to the U.S. at the age of 17 to attend high school in Omaha, Nebraska. While there, Horsikyan played #1 singles for the varsity tennis team at Westside high school and was ranked #1 in Nebraska. After graduating from high school, she received a tennis scholarship at the University of Central Arkansas (D-1) playing #1 singles and #1 doubles for four years. Coach H. was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player for 2012-2013 and received Athlete of the Week honors from the Southland Conference in February 2013.

Coach Horsikyan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design from the University of Central Arkansas with honors. She made the Dean's List in 2011, 2012, and 2013 and was named a Presidential Scholar for 2014. Horsikyan is a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society (Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Chapter) and also member of the National Honor Society in Family and Consumer Sciences (Phi Upsilon Omicron). She will be enrolled in the Regis Master's program in Heritage Studies for a Global Society.

For Simona Horsikyan, tennis has been her passion from the time she stepped on the tennis court. It's both fun and competitive -- she loves the competition. "Being on the court is a battle and every time I am out there I give 100% effort to win that battle."

"Even though tennis is an individual sport, I've always enjoyed the team aspect of college tennis. I expect the players to be respectful to each other and help each other improve. I expect 100% team effort and support at each practice and match."

Coach Horsikyan comes to the Regis men's and women's teams ready to give her best to help our players improve, succeed and of course have fun!