Career
She played six years of professional tennis, including Wimbledon, and was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. She began playing at the age of 10, participating in the Victoria (British Columbia) Parks program At 16, playing under-18, she was ranked #3 in Canada.
Barlow was ranked All-American by Brigham Young University in 1978.
Barlow competed at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 1978 and was defeated in two sets by Helen Cawley of Australia. She represented Canada in three Federation Cup matches, and was the captain of the Canadian Federation Cup team in 1987.
Her father, Bob Barlow, played in 77 National Hockey League games with the Minnesota North Stars, accumulating 33 points, and played 51 WHA games with the Phoenix Roadrunners, with 26 points. Her daughter, Hillary Pattenden, is currently ice hockey goaltender for the Mercyhurst Lakers women"s ice hockey program