Amar Tahirovic

Tim Zelikovsky

/ Men's Tennis

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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Stuttgart, Germany
High School:
Stuttgart

CAREER RECORDS ENTERING 2025-26 (Rank on Bucknell Career Wins Charts):
Singles: 83-18 (2nd)
Doubles: 68-34 (T-10th)
Total: 151-52 (3rd)

2024-25 (Junior): Enjoyed one of the best seasons in Bucknell tennis history ... went 33-3 in singles, mostly in the top flight, and earned Patriot League Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors while captaining the Bison to their first Patriot League championship since 1991 ... went 22-1 in dual matches, including a 17-1 record at No.1, and never lost to a Patriot League foe ... jumped into the ITA Division I singles rankings for the first time, peaking at No. 84, which was the highest for a Bucknell player in at least 35 years ... also played No. 1 doubles and finished 24-12, primarily with Brendan McDonald ... only three singles losses were to Penn State's No. 1 player Loren Byers at the ITA Regionals in the fall; to Notre Dame's Sebastian Dominko in the quarterfinals of the ITA Conference Masters; and to the No. 1 ranked player in Division III, Advik Mareedu of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ... avenged that loss to Byers with a three-set win in the Bucknell-Penn State dual match on Jan. 26 ... dominant in Patriot League play, winning all 14 of his matches against league foes, including fall tournament action ... won both the singles and doubles titles at the Patriot League qualifier for the ITA Conference Masters, then advanced to the quarterfinals in singles in Rome, Ga. ... finished one win shy of an automatic bid to the NCAA Singles Championship ... in three Patriot League Tournament matches, conceded only seven games in six sets, capped by a 6-2, 6-0 win over Navy's Herrick Legaspi at No. 1 in the final ... at the NCAA Tournament at Virginia, dropped the first set to No. 4 Rafael Jodar but had a set point in a second-set tiebreaker when the team verdict was clinched ... at No. 1 doubles, he and McDonald had a 5-2 lead over the No. 23 tandem of Keegan Rice and James Hopper when the doubles point was clinched ... at The Buckys year-end awards show, captured the Bison Club Award as the 2024-25 "Player of the Year" ... also received the Charles F. White Prize for Student-Athletes last fall.

2023-24 (Sophomore): Solidified his status as one of the Patriot League's premier players with a terrific sophomore season ... earned First Team All-Patriot League and Academic All-Patriot League Team honors ... also named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team ... played in the top singles flight all season and finished 27-6, including an 18-5 mark in dual matches ... including tournament play, went 10-1 against Patriot League competition, with the only loss a three-setter to PL Player of the Year Corey Craig of Boston University ... the 27 singles wins were third-most in a season in Bucknell history ... lost in straight sets only three times all season ... finished the season on a seven-match winning streak, including straight-set verdicts over Colgate and Navy in the Patriot League Tournament ... defeated Navy's Sasha Panyan, the 2023 Patriot League Player of the Year, twice ... also posted a team-high 27 doubles victories (27-9), which was tied for the fourth-highest single-season total in team annals ... Patriot League Player of the Week on Jan. 30 ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23 (Freshman): Turned in an impressive rookie season, culminating in First Team All-Patriot League honors ... led the team with a 23-9 singles record for the full season and a 14-6 mark in spring dual matches ... also went 17-13 in doubles (13-7 in duals) ... finished the season playing No. 1 singles, where he posted an impressive 8-2 record ... began career with three consecutive straight-set wins in the top flight at the Bucknell Invitational in September ... received a bye into the Silver Draw at the ITA Regionals and went 1-1 ... in the spring, won at least one set in all but three of his singles tilts ... provided the clinching point in Bucknell's 4-3 win at Saint Mary's, beating Diego Jarry 7-6, 7-6 ... Patriot League Player of the Week on Apr. 18 after winning at No. 1 singles against Lehigh and Holy Cross.

Personal/Before Bucknell: Born Aug. 9, 2004 in Burlington, Vt. … son of Ismet and Hava Tahirovic … older brother, Ajdin, played tennis at Barry University in Florida … played high school tennis as a freshman and sophomore and posted a 24-0 record … two-time All-Europe First Team and MVP … two-time DODEA European Champion … highest UTR is 11.72 … ranked as high as 21st in the German U18 rankings (12th among 2004s) and 253rd overall nationally … ranked No. 315 in Europe … in international events finished third in doubles at ITF G5 in Germany and third in singles at ITF G5 in Belgium … two-time Tennis Europe doubles finalist (Netherlands and Belgium) and two-time Tennis Europe doubles third-place finisher (Germany and Austria) … Tennis Europe singles third-place finisher in Bosnia … in German tournaments, won state championships at four different age groups (U11, U13, U14, 16) along with three regional titles (U11, U14, 16) ... majoring in business analytics.