1. Tessa Rose Lavey was born on 29 March 1993 and is an Australian professional basketball player for the Bendigo Spirit of the Women's National Basketball League and an Australian rules football player with the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Tessa Lavey moved to Bendigo in January 2009 where she attended Catholic College Bendigo before moving again later that year to Canberra to attend the Australian Institute of Sport and finish off her schooling at Lake Ginninderra Secondary College.
Tessa Lavey re-joined the Canberra Capitals Academy for the 2013 SEABL season.
On 8 June 2013, Tessa Lavey signed with the Bendigo Spirit.
Tessa Lavey played for the BA Centre of Excellence in 2014, and for the Bendigo Lady Braves in 2015.
On 22 June 2015, Tessa Lavey signed a two-year deal with the Perth Lynx.
Tessa Lavey was later named the inaugural captain of the Lynx after impressing both her teammates and coaches with her work ethic and leadership on and off the training court during pre-season.
On 29 September 2016, Tessa Lavey underwent surgery to remove a blood vessel from her ankle and was ruled out for three to four weeks.
On 19 May 2017, Tessa Lavey signed a two-year deal with the Dandenong Rangers.
In 2014, Tessa Lavey represented the Opals for the first time at the 2014 FIBA World Championship, where the team won a bronze medal.
In June 2021, Tessa Lavey represented the Opals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.