Boulder Tennis Community 'Endangered' Amid Court Shortage, Pickleball Boom

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Boulder Tennis Community 'Endangered' Amid Court Shortage, Pickleball Boom
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'We've made it a game of exclusivity. ...This tennis community is going to disintegrate.'

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Xu says Boulder residents already struggle to find available public courts, and private options are inaccessible. Meadows Tennis Club in Boulder has afor family memberships and is not accepting applications for single memberships due to excessive wait times, according the club's website. To play tennis at Boulder Country Club, a base-level membership costs aThe access issues are driving some tennis players out of the city.

Xu says the Boulder Tennis Association has been complaining to the city about a court shortage for three years. During that time, the city has completed studies but taken"very little action" to tangibly improve the situation, he claims., the City of Boulder recommended that the county reject their application, which was ultimately tabled due to local pushback.

"We value pickleball. We value tennis," said Ali Rhodes, director of Boulder Parks and Rec, during Monday's meeting."We're going to do a better job serving this portion of our community and we're really excited about it."

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