Men's Tennis | 5/11/2026 8:23:00 AM

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Navy's Aniketh Ayinala and Tommy Kim were two of the men's tennis players named to the Patriot League All-Academic Team for the sport that was recently announced by the league office.

Nominees for the team needed to be at least a sophomore academically, have compiled a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20 and be a key member of the team.

This is the second year in a row in which Ayinala is on the team and the first time Kim has earned the accolade.

Ayinala ended the first semester with a 3.69 GPA as a cyber operation major.  He received Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators last year and was named a National Scholar-Athlete by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in 2024 and '25.

On the court, the senior compiled a 14-6 record in singles and an 11-11 record in doubles during the dual match season.  Those figures included a 3-3 mark in both singles and doubles when playing Patriot League opponents.

A computer science major, Kim had accrued a 3.99 GPA through the fall term.  Like Ayinala, the junior was named academic all-district last year and is a two-time national scholar-athlete.

Kim ended the spring campaign with a 12-6 record in singles and a 13-11 record in doubles.  He tallied records of 4-0 in singles and 3-3 in doubles when facing league foes.

Ayinala played No. 2 singles, Kim at the No. 4 flight and the two players formed the No. 2 doubles team during the Patriot League Tournament that won by the Mids.

Patriot League Men's Tennis Academic All-League Team
Alan Ton, Army West Point
Adam Stavrakas, Bucknell
Amar Tahirovic, Bucknell -- Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Matt Carlson, Holy Cross 
Aniketh Ayinala, Navy
Tommy Kim, Navy