 Atsedes was born in Rochester, New York and raised in Ithaca, New York.She turned pro in 1987 and has played on several professional tours, including the Futures Tour, the Florida Sunshine tour, the Central Florida Challenge Tour and the LPGA Tour, where she was a member from 1998 to 2001 and in 2003.In 2008, Atsedes finished 3rd on The Golf Channel's competitive reality show "The Big Break", filmed in Hawaii in December, 2007.