Born in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Lumkpin went to
Naperville Central High School in Illinois, where she won a record four successive state titles in singles. She was a
Junior Fed Cup representative for the United States in 2002. Lumpkin played collegiate tennis with the
UCLA Bruins and was a member of the 2008 championship winning team, before graduating in 2009. As a professional player, she made both of her
WTA Tour main-draw appearances at the
Texas Tennis Open, playing doubles in 2011 and 2012. In the 2012 edition, she and partner
Yasmin Schnack lost a match tie-break in the first round to eventual champions,
Marina Erakovic and
Heather Watson. Lumpkin retired from the tour in 2013. She served for six seasons as the assistant and associate women's tennis coach at the
University of Oregon until being hired at UIC on Nov. 1, 2023. ==References==