Geraldine Barniville (nee Houlihan; born 7 November 1942) is an Irish former squash and tennis player.[1]
Barniville is a native of Birr in County Offaly and comes from a prominent legal family (of the D.A. Houlihan law firm).[2]
As a tennis player, Barniville won a record nine Carrickmines titles during her career, the first in 1963. At the 1964 U.S. National Championships she faced the eighth-seeded Carole Caldwell in the second round and pushed her deep into the third set.[3] She played in 10 Federation Cup ties for Ireland between 1964 and 1977.[4]
Despite not picking up squash until the age of 24, Barniville ended up competing at the World Championships.[5] She competed three times with the Irish national team at the World Teams Championships and, from 1978 to 1983, was part of the team that was six times in a row runner-up in the European Teams Championships.
Barniville was married to the late tennis player Harry Barniville and their son David is a High Court judge.[2]
References
- ^ "Offaly native was a multiple tennis international". Offaly Express. 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b OCallaghan, John (24 June 2022). "New President of the High Court has strong Offaly links". Offaly Express.
- ^ "Australian shows Power". Arizona Daily Star. 6 September 1964.
- ^ "Final faithful to proud tradition". The Irish Times. 19 July 2006.
- ^ "Geraldine all set for another `stage'". Irish Independent. 1 June 1998.
External links
- Geraldine Barniville at the Women's Tennis Association
- Geraldine Barniville at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Geraldine Barniville at the International Tennis Federation