Liam Kilmer

Amar Tahirovic

/ Men's Tennis

Photo by: Lianne Garrahan

Photo by: Lianne Garrahan

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mendham, N.J.
High School:
West Morris Mendham

CAREER RECORDS ENTERING 2025-26 (Rank on Bucknell Career Wins Charts):
Singles: 41-13 (35th)
Doubles: 36-20 (35th)
Total: 77-33 (34th)

2024-25 (Sophomore): Key player on Bucknell's 2025 Patriot League championship squad ... went 18-6 in singles, including a 10-5 record in dual matches (4-2 at No. 3, 5-3 at No. 4, 1-0 at No. 5) ... also went 14-10 in doubles with a 9-6 record in duals in the No. 3 spot ... went 8-1 in singles in fall tournament action, including two wins over Navy at the Navy Invitational ... avenged a regular-season loss to Navy's all-conference senior Luke Garner with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 in the Patriot League Tournament final ... in the NCAA Tournament vs. Virginia's James Hopper, lost the first set and was on serve down 5-6 in the second when the result was clinched.

2023-24 (Freshman): Enjoyed an impressive rookie season and was one of the Patriot League's top newcomers ... posted a 23-7 singles record and a 22-10 mark in doubles ... the 23 singles wins were tied for 10th-most in team history ... won his first eight singles matches and first six doubles matches to start his career in the fall ... in dual matches finished the year at No. 4 singles after starting out at No. 5 ... went 5-0 against Patriot League foes, including a straight-set win against Navy in the regular-season ... in doubles, went 4-0 at No. 2 with Amar Tahirovic late in the season after spending the bulk of the season with Tim Zelikovsky at No. 3 ... won both of his Patriot League Tournament doubles tilts with Tahirovic against Colgate and Navy.

PERSONAL/BEFORE BUCKNELL: Born Nov. 1, 2004 in Miami, Fla. ... son of David Kilmer and Patricia Hsu ... has a younger brother, Owen ... lived in Asia from ages 2-12 before family moved to New Jersey ... 2023 graduate of West Morris Mendham High School, where he was the New Jersey State Player of the Year and NJAC Player of the Year ... First Team All-State, All-Group 2, and All-NJAC ... helped lead his team to a 22-4 record and a Group 2 state title ... won a USTA L4 championship, an L3 consolation championship, and L1 round of 32 ... majoring in economics.