[1][2] During the early stages of her career, Philip was described as the new Sharelle McMahon (the former Diamonds captain) because of her agility in the circle, vertical leap, and accurate eye.

[2] Her career began in the seaside town of Anglesea in Victoria for the Bellarine Netball Association when she was coached by her mother and father.

Netball had all but consumed Tegan, playing locally on Saturday and then long trips for extremely late Wednesday night state league, with training in between, there wasn't room for too much else.

During her time at the then Hume City Falcons under coach Marg Lind and playing alongside former Australian Netballer, Nicole Richardson is where she made her mark.

Pick-up by Victoria, she made an impact at the national competition earning her a position in the Australia U/21 for the 2009 World Youth Championships.