![Oscar Burney](/sports/mten/2018-19/photos/Burney8873.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Seattle, WA
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- High School:
- Garfield
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- Major:
- Government
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna (Amherst)
Bio
On Court: 4-Star Recruit who ranked in the top 10 in the Pacific Northwest and top 100 nationally as a junior...played for Garfield HS for four years, winning Washington State HS singles title as a junior and the state doubles title as a senior...member of the PNW team competing at National Boys 18 Team Championships in Champaign, IL...as a freshman started in singles and doubles for the Amherst College Mammoths who reached the NCAA 3rd Round and finished as the No.8 team in D3...compiled a singles record of 14-10 at the 3-6 positions...played with five different partners in compiling a 15-13 doubles record, mostly at the No. 2 position...as a sophomore made Stags Tennis debut at ITA West Regional...unseeded in singles, he advanced to the quarterfinals with wins over Mandic (PP) and teammate Robert Liu, before losing a tough three-setter to top seed Jack Katzman...partnered Julian Gordy in doubles and the pair advanced to the final before losing 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 to teammates Jake Berber and Niko Parodi...earned fall rankings of #12 in the West Region for singles, and #4 and #14 respectively in the West and Nationally for doubles...played at the No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles position for the entire spring season...after winning two of his first five singles matches in February, quickly hit his stride and won 16 of his final 19 between March 4 and May 21...was similarly consistent at No. 2 doubles with partner Jack Katzman, going 22-6 with win streaks of 11 and 8...finished his first full year as a Stag with overall records of 21-7 in singles and 26-7 in doubles...also earned 1st Team All-SCIAC honors as well as year-end West Region rankings of No. 18 in singles and No. 7 in doubles...as a junior spent fall semester abroad in Auckland, New Zealand...started slowly in spring dual match action, dropping his first two singles matches against Hope International and RPI...then won his final eight singles matches with the loss of only one set, playing at Nos. 3-6...was one of the Stags' most prolific doubles players, playing with Park for most of the spring season at No. 2 and No. 3...also saw doubles action with Gordy, Liu, and Katzman...won a staggering 16 straight doubles matches with four different partners between March 29 and May 21, with only one of those getting as close as 8-6...finished 2019 with overall records of 8-2 in singles and 26-5 in doubles...opted to not to compete for CMS as a senior...finished his impactful Stags Tennis career with records of 29-9 in singles and 52-12 in doubles.
News Mentions
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Nikolai Parodi's NCAA Singles Run Ends in Quarterfinal Round for CMS Men's Tennis
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Junior Nikolai Parodi advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship for the third year in a row,...
May 25, 2019
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CMS Men's Tennis Falls 5-3 in National Title Match to Emory
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team battled back from a 2-1 doubles deficit to take a 3-2 lead, but Emory was able to...
May 22, 2019
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Finals Week! CMS Men's Tennis Reaches NCAA Championship Match with 5-1 Win over Chicago
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The No. 1-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team avenged an NCAA Division III Quarterfinal loss from a year ago and...
May 21, 2019
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CMS Men's Tennis Prevails with Hard-Fought 5-2 Win over Bowdoin in NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Junior Nikolai Parodi provided the clinching win with a 7-6, 7-6 win over Grant Urken, the defending NCAA Division III Champion...
May 20, 2019
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No. 1 Men's Tennis Advances to Tenth Straight NCAA Elite Eight, Defeats No. 13 Trinity 5-0
The No. 1-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Division III Team Quarterfinals with a 5-0 victory over No. 13...
May 11, 2019
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Men's Tennis Begins NCAA Tourney with 5-0 Shut Out Against UT-Dallas
The No. 1-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team shut out UT-Dallas 5-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Team Tournament on...
May 10, 2019
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Men's Tennis Shuts Out Pomona-Pitzer, Takes SCIAC Title for 14th Straight Season
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 1 ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned a quick 5-0 sweep of Pomona-Pitzer to win the 2019 SCIAC...
May 4, 2019
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Stags Earn Top Seed in SCIAC Tourney With 8-1 Win At No. 14 Pomona-Pitzer
The No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team completed SCIAC regular season play on Wednesday night, defeating No. 14 Pomona-Pitzer 8-1. CMS...
April 24, 2019
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Jack Katzman Earns Third SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week Award
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Jack Katzman earned the SCIAC Men's Athlete of the Week Award for the third time this season, the league office...
April 22, 2019
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No. 1 Men's Tennis Eyes Post-Season with Wins Over Cal Lu and UCR
The No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team completed an away-and-home doubleheader sweep Saturday, defeating conference foe Cal Lutheran...
April 20, 2019
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Sweep of No. 25 Caltech Keeps CMS Perfect in Conference Play
The No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team improved to 5-0 in conference play and 24-1 overall, defeating No. 25 Caltech 9-0 on Friday at...
April 19, 2019
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Top Ranked Stags Impress With Saturday Sweep
The No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned 9-0 shutouts against Occidental and Marymount California on Saturday, improving their...
April 13, 2019
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Men's Tennis Tops No. 20 Redlands 8-1, Takes Over Conference Lead
One day after rising to the No. 1 ranking in Division III, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team moved to 3-0 in SCIAC with an 8-1 win...
April 12, 2019
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Stags' Ascent Continues With Wins Over No. 20 Gustavus and Whittier
The No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned their seventh doubleheader sweep of the season on Saturday, defeating No. 20 Gustavus...
April 7, 2019
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No. 4 CMS Men's Tennis Finishes Big Weekend Sweep with 7-2 Win over No. 2 Middlebury
CLAREMONT, Calif. - One day after knocking off No. 1 Chicago, the fourth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team came up with another huge...
March 30, 2019
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Stags Showcase Singles Depth in 6-3 Upset of No. 1 Chicago
No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis won five of six singles matches to complete a 6-3 comeback win over No. 1 Chicago in the first of two...
March 29, 2019
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Captains Shine As Stags Bounce Back For 6-3 Win Over No. 5 Williams
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis returned to the Biszantz Family Tennis Center Tuesday night, defeating No. 5 Williams 6-3. CMS was led...
March 27, 2019
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Stags Suffer First Loss at No. 7 Amherst
Playing a third 5-4 match in four days, No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripp men's tennis ended their New England road trip with their first loss of 2019...
March 22, 2019
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Stags Win Final Two Matches To Hold Off MIT
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis faced a 4-3 deficit to unranked MIT, but recovered to win singles matches at No. 5 and No. 6 and secure...
March 19, 2019
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CMS Reclaims Stag-Hen Title With 7-2 Win Over No. 3 Bowdoin
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis swept all six singles matches without the loss of a set en route to a dominating 7-2 victory over No. 3...
March 16, 2019
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Stags Advance to Stag-Hen Title Match With Wins Over No. 26 Skidmore and No. 12 Sewanee
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis won two matches Friday to advance to the Stag-Hen championship match for the eleventh time in the twelve...
March 15, 2019
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Stags Surge to 7-0 in Win Over Divsion II Western New Mexico
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis defeated Division II Western New Mexico 5-2 on Tuesday. The two teams completed the dual match that...
March 12, 2019
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Doubles Dominance Lead Stags to Wins Over RPI and Quinnipiac
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis improved to 6-0 on the season with wins over No. 33 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Division 1...
March 10, 2019
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Stags Cap Eventful Weekend with Wins Over No. 19 Mary Washington and No. 34 Christopher Newport
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis swept two ranked D3 opponents on Sunday, defeating No. 19 Mary Washington 7-2, and No. 34 Christopher...
March 3, 2019
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Stags Begin 2019 Dual Match Campaign with Sweep of No. 21 Brandeis and HIU
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis opened dual match play on Saturday at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center, defeating No. 21 Brandeis 8-1,...
February 23, 2019
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CMS Men's Tennis Ranked No. 6 in Preseason ITA Poll
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned the No. 6 spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III...
January 18, 2019
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CMS Men's Tennis to Play in Prestigious Hall of Fame Grass Court Invitational
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team will open its 2018-19 season in two weeks, when it travels to play in the third...
September 2, 2018