ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Bard College men's tennis team has two 2024-25 Division III Academic All-District honorees, an award that recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performance on the court and in the classroom. 

The two students honored are juniors Thanasis Kostikas and Faisal Jones. 

Junior Thanasis Kostikas is majoring in mathematics and physics. Kostikas played 11 of 13 matches at No. 1 singles and played all 13 matches at No. 1 doubles. He led the team with five singles wins.

Junior Faisal Jones is majoring in economics and music composition. Jones played at No. 1 singles in two matches, and he played at No. 2 singles in ten matches. He played at No. 1 doubles in 11 matches and filled the No. 2 doubles spot once.

To be recognized on the Academic All-District Team, a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing and enrolled full-time with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50. The student-athletes need to be in the lineup for 70% of the team's total matches, including team scores. The Academic All-District Team is selected by the College Sports Communicators.
 
For more information about CSC's Academic All-District and Academic All-America Teams programs, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.