Born and raised in Germany, Joachim Nierfeld immigrated to Kelowna, BC in 2000. Joachim is a certified tennis & pickleball coach with over 20 years experience, and has served as the head pro at several tennis clubs throughout the world.

Joachim is also an active competitive player who was ranked number 1 in Canada in the 45 age group division in Doubles and 31 in the ITF world ranking.

He served on the Tennis BC board for 4 years before moving on to being the Regional Director for Tennis in the Interior. For almost a decade, ‎Joachim has been the tournament chair for the only professional tennis tournament in the interior of BC and hold a chair position for the Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame.