[1] Tym graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in English, with Phi Beta Kappa honors.
[3] As a Ford Foundation fellow, Tym later earned a master's degree in geography from the University of Florida in 1966.
At the 1964 Cincinnati Open tournament, she reached the singles final before falling to Jean Danilovich.
Later that year, she paired with Hedy Rutzezeck to win the doubles title in the Canada Masters tournament.
After ending her playing career, Tym established the Lady Mocs women's tennis team at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and was the head coach there from 1974 to 1978.
In four seasons coaching the Lady Bulldogs, her teams compiled an overall win–loss record of 60–14 (.811) and won Ivy League championships in 1980 and 1981.