Background
Tym was born in Peoria, Illinois.
Tym was born in Peoria, Illinois.
She attended Peoria High School, and graduated as the salutatorian of her class in 1960. Tym attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she organized the Florida Gators women"s tennis team, served as its captain, and played Number. Tym graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor"s degree in English, with Phi Beta Kappa honors.
13 in the world in the mid-1960s. She later became a college tennis coach, tennis writer and university instructor. 1 singles for the Lady Gators from 1960 to 1964.
As a Ford Foundation fellow, Tym later earned a master"s degree in geography from the University of Florida in 1966.
After earning her undergraduate degree, Tym moved on to the international tennis circuit. In the 1964 Cincinnati Masters tournament, she reached the singles final before falling to Jean Danilovich.
Tym played on the international tennis circuit from 1964 to 1970, and played in all four Grand Slam events. Tym"s world ranking peaked at Number.
13 in 1969.
After ending her playing career, Tym established the Lady Mocs women"s tennis team at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and served as the head coach there from 1974 to 1978.
Tym became the head coach of the Yale Bulldogs women"s tennis team at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in 1978. Tym returned to Utah-Chattanooga in 1982 to become a faculty member in the geography department. As of 2011, she continues to teach various geography courses at Utah-Chattanooga.
Tym married William A. "Bill" Tym, a 1963 All-American for the Florida Gators men"s tennis team, and a fellow University of Florida alumnus.
She also was a writer for World Tennis magazine and a member of the United States Tennis Writers Association.