Geoffrey Lane Paish

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(2 January 1922 – 3 February 2008) was a noted tennis player and administrator. Paish was born in

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and educated at Mid-Whitgift School (now Trinity School) in Croydon.

Career

After

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Paish worked at the

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playing tennis only part-time. However he did manage to become a regular member of the GB

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team for which he played in 23 singles and 17 doubles matches. Between 1951 and 1955 Paish won five consecutive singles titles at the

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tournament in Eastbourne. After Paish's playing days were over he rose to become one of the most influential administrators in post-World War II GB tennis.

References

External links

Times obituary
* * * 1922 births 2008 deaths English male tennis players Members of the Order of the British Empire Sportspeople from Croydon British male tennis players {{England-tennis-bio-stub