Need to edit the servers file located at your HOME DIRECTORY under .subversion directory
then need to set up you proxy host and proxy port
vi ~/.subversion/servers
add or uncomment the properties having
http-proxy-host , http-proxy-port
eg.
If you are using Squid
http-proxy-host = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
http-proxy-port = 3128
check for configuration options for enabeling svn behind squid