[4] She was invited to substitute for Rosie Casals, who was injured, as Billie Jean King's doubles partner[4] for two tournaments when Dixon was age 17.
[3] The conditions for women's athletics at Yale were significantly worse than for men, and Dixon was paid considerably less than comparable colleagues.
[7] Title IX requires educational institutions receiving federal funds to treat its students equally across gender.
[6] She was the first woman to do professional sports color commentary (for the Boston Lobsters of World Team Tennis), and in fact for her color commentary, Dixon was the first woman nominated for an Emmy Award in Sports Broadcasting.
[9] At UMass she has successfully resurrected the women's tennis team, and has been nominated for a number of awards for her coaching.