She competed with Jian Fang Lay and Michelle Bromley in the women's team event but they were defeated by Germany 3-0 in the round of 16.

Around 2010, Tapper decided to try playing Para-Table Tennis, making the switch from able bodied competition to disability sport.

[7] In March, she spent time in Europe playing table tennis in Italy and Hungary, winning the Opens in both countries.

[5] She won two gold medals at the 2011 Arafura Games,[13] and was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in table tennis.

[5] She modelled the 2012 Australian Paralympic team uniform at Sydney's Overseas Passenger Terminal during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia Spring/Summer 2012/13.

[17] At the September 2014 ITTF World Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing, China, she won a bronze medal in women's singles SF10.

[18] On Friday 25 March 2016, Tapper made history by winning her way through the Oceanic Championship, thus making her the first athlete to ever be selected to represent Australia in both the Paralympic and Olympic Games.

[20] Tapper took home bronze in the Women's Class 10 at the 2018 Para Table Tennis World Championships in Lasko-Celje, Slovenia.

[21] At the 2019 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships, Darwin, she won the gold medal in the Women's Class 6–10.

[22] She won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in the Women's Team C9-10 with Lei Li Na and Yang Qian.