Carter played collegiate tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she earned All-American honors each of the four years she competed.

She is the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leader in women's tennis singles victories with 168.

[4] They also reached the Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinals in February, and won the Lexington Open in August.

[6] Carter reached her best result at the WTA 1000 level by becoming a doubles finalist alongside Stefani in Miami, where they were defeated by the fifth-seeded duo Aoyama/Shibahara.

Following Wimbledon, she joined the coaching staff of the Vanderbilt Commodores college team in July 2021.