 She was a member of Canada’s 2017 World Team Cup junior team, competing in Sardinia, Italy after the team earned a wild card spot from the International Tennis Federation.Lai also participated in sledge hockey, sailing and wheelchair basketball, where she was classified as a 1.0 point player, and began playing competitively in 2014.She was noticed by Kathy Ludwig, the Ontario coach, who asked her to join Team Ontario.