TENNIS + PICKLEBALL

Arrowhead Racquet Sports

Beyond the Baselines, Chris Nelson and Juli Young return for summer 2025!

After a very successful initial year of partnership with racquet sports management firm Beyond the Baselines, Arrowhead has renewed and extended the partnership. Beyond the Baselines will continue to direct Arrowhead’s racquet sports program through 2027.

Chris Nelson returns as Arrowhead Director of Racquet Sports and Juli Young returns as Head Pickleball Professional.

The Courts

Arrowhead has a variety of courts available for your enjoyment during the summer:

At the Tennis Center on Arrowhead Drive - 4 clay courts. (Currently closed for the winter)

At the West Racquet Sports Center on Aspen Meadow Drive - 1 multi-use hard court and 4 dedicated pickleball courts on one hard surface. (Currently closed for the winter - opening in May)

Get ready for the season and get set up on the PlaybyPoint app.

Arrowhead homeowners and guests staying in Arrowhead can sign up for clinics and court times with the Playbypoint app (available on the Apple app store and Google Play).

Tennis Schedule 2025

Pickleball Schedule 2025

Junior Tennis & Pickleball Schedule 2025

Organized Junior programs run June 24 through August 27. Before and after those dates, you can arrange extra lessons and clinics with the staff privately.

Meet the 2025 Team

  • Chris Nelson Tennis Director Image

    Chris Nelson - Racquet Sports Director

    Chris returns for his second season at Arrowhead. He has spent his last few winters at Cohasset Tennis Club on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Chris has served over 10 years as a director of tennis and is certified in both tennis and pickleball.

  • Juli Young pickleball pro image

    Juli Young - Head Pickleball Professional

    Native Coloradan Juli Young has had a home in the Edwards area since 2004. A lifelong skier, Juli raced in her youth, then joined the Ski Patrol and eventually became a ski instructor. She started playing pickleball in 2017 and fell in love.

    In just six years, Juli became a national-level competitor, with repeat outings in the Denver Open and the Senior Nationals. In 2022, a regional survey named Juli the Best Pickleball Pro in the Vail valley.

  • Anastasia Racquet Sports Pro image

    Anastasia Kukushkina - Assistant Racquets Director

    Anastasia joins Arrowhead from Patch Reef Club in Boca Raton, FL. As a top-30 European junior, she moved into coaching and worked with two top 250 ATP Tour professionals. She leads one of the biggest junior pickleball programs in the nation and is currently studying for the University of Florida’s Racquet Sports Director degree.

    Anastasia and the Arrowhead Racquet Sports team are offering a more robust junior tennis and pickleball program at Arrowhead this summer.