He has consistently followed the exploits of Israel's Davis Cup team since the early 1980s when they began to make their mark at the top echelons of the competition, finally joining the World Group for the first time in 1987. It was an achievement that at the time was considered to be one of the young state’s greatest sporting feats. Ray is a former tennis coach and umpire and used to play the game at league level, concentrating mainly on doubles.