Move beyond your comfort zone!
Extreme Tennis Professionals
Jason Gerardo
Gold Key Racquet Club
Jason Gerardo, born and raised in Arizona, was a top ranked junior in the Southwest and later went on to win the NJCAA National Championship. Jason has been working with beginners up to the professional level for past 15 years. For the past six years, Jason has trained with Nick Bollettieri and has been certified by his prestigious tennis academy. His junior’s “Future Tennis Academy” is known for providing individual player attention. Jason shapes his teaching style with positive mental toughness, on-court conditioning and the ability to develop player’s strength to their full potential. In addition, he has developed a successful college placement program. Jason still competes in national and money tournaments to keep in shape mentally and physically.
Kristy Erickson
Gold Key Racquet Club
Kristy was born and raised in Northern California. She was a ranked junior and lived and trained for 2 years at Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy in Florida. Kristy played college tennis at Pepperdine University. She worked for years with the development of juniors at La Cantera Raquet Club in Northern California before moving to Arizona in 2004. Kristy has been part of the Gold Key Raquet Club teaching pros and Gerardo Future Tennis for the last 2 years working with juniors and adults. She is always striving to improve her game and competes in National Events across the country.
Mardi Johnson
Gold Key Racquet Club
Mardi played tennis for Mesa Community College and ASU. She was a teaching assistant for John Newcombes Tennis Ranch in Texas and Head Pro at Alvamar Country Club in Lawrence, Ks. While teaching in Lawrence, Mardi obtained her Maters Degree in education, with a concentration in biomechanics from the University of Kansas. During this time she also co-authored and published a collegiate textbook for tennis. Upon returning to Phoenix in 1986, Mardi established a niche in tennis: bio mechanics of stroke production and women’s doubles.
