2016-17 Men's Tennis News

Men’s Tennis sees six Stags named to ITA Scholar-Athlete list
Men’s Tennis sees six Stags named to ITA Scholar-Athlete list

July 26, 2017

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis program found just as much success in the classroom as it did on the court as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) named the Stags on the All-Academic Team.

Four Stags named to ITA All-American Honors
Four Stags named to ITA All-American Honors

June 09, 2017

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association named four members of the No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Men’s Tennis team to the All-American team on June 8 after the conclusion of the NCAA National Championships.

End of the Year Awards for CMS
End of the Year Awards for CMS

June 01, 2017

During the 2016-17 academic year, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic department won 14 hard-fought regular season championships in the Southern Californian Intercollegiate and its athletes were honored with many outstanding awards.

Unprecedented fourth place ranking in Learfield Directors’ Cup
Unprecedented fourth place ranking in Learfield Directors’ Cup

June 01, 2017

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ended the 2016-17 academic year with the program-high mark of fourth in the NCAA Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup.

Nikolai Parodi, Nicole Tan & Dave Schwarz
Tan, Parodi and Schwarz earn big ITA honors

May 31, 2017

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Nicole Tan (CMC '20) and Nikolai Parodi (CMC '20) each wrapped up their first season playing collegiate tennis as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Female and Male Rookie of the Year, respectively. Additionally, the Athenas' head coach, Dave Schwarz, was named the women's Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year.

Nikolai Parodi (Photo courtesy of Sewanee Athletics)
Parodi finishes as National Runner-Up in singles title match

May 27, 2017

Nikolai Parodi (CMC '20) wrapped up his freshman season as the National Runner-up in the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis singles final. In a rematch from earlier in the week, Parodi fell to Lubomir Cuba of Middlebury College 6-1, 6-1 in the final.

Nikolai Parodi (Photo by Ellen Friedlander)
Parodi prepped for NCAA singles title match at 7 a.m. PT

May 26, 2017

Nikolai Parodi (CMC ’20) will be competing for a national championship for the second time this week in the singles final at the NCAA Championships tomorrow. Both Parodi and Daniel Morkovine (CMC ’17) competed in the quarterfinals on Friday morning and Parodi’s two wins today advanced him to the singles title match.

Daniel Morkovine (Photo courtesy of Sewanee Athletics)
Parodi and Morkovine advance to singles quarterfinals at NCAAs

May 25, 2017

Nikolai Parodi (CMC ’20) and Daniel Morkovine (CMC’ 17) advanced into the quarterfinals of the NCAA Individuals competition with first and second round wins while Glenn Hull (CMC ’17) faced a stout opponent ending his run in the first round.

Daniel Park
Stags fall to Emory in National Championship Match

May 24, 2017

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis team came up against fierce competition in Emory University in the NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship match. The Stags went down 3-0 in doubles competition and were unable to recover in singles play, ultimately falling 5-2.

Max Macey (Photo by Ellen Friedlander)
Comeback over Midd sends Stags to NCAA title match

May 23, 2017

For the fourth time this year, the No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis team came back from a 3-0 deficit after doubles play for a spectacular team win. This time, the Stags topped No. 1 Middlebury 5-4 to advance to the National Championship match

Doubles sweep bodes well for Stags
Doubles sweep bodes well for Stags

May 22, 2017

For the second time in three years, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis program advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament after a hard-fought 5-0 victory over No. 5 Wesleyan on Monday evening.

Stags and Athenas open national title run at Chattanooga
Stags and Athenas open national title run at Chattanooga

May 19, 2017

The field is set for the Elite Eight of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Team Championships. Team competition will span May 22-24 with the championship matches at 11 a.m. PDT for the men and 7 p.m. PDT for the women on Wednesday, May 24.

Parodi and Tan headline ITA regional honors
Parodi and Tan headline ITA regional honors

May 19, 2017

Six members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps tennis programs were named on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association 2017 Division III regional awards on Thursday, May 18.

Nikolai Parodi
All-SCIAC teams full of Stags

May 15, 2017

Six members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis team landed on the First and Second Teams from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, as announced May 12. Freshman Nikolai Parodi (CMC) highlighted the Stags’ selections as he was named both the Newcomer and Athlete of the Year.

Shaw and Morkovine earn CoSIDA All-District honors
Shaw and Morkovine earn CoSIDA All-District honors

May 15, 2017

Senior men’s tennis player Daniel Morkovine (CMC) and junior men’s golfer Jonathan Shaw (CMC) earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America.