diff --git a/CTF/CTF-Frontend/src/app/admin-profile/admin-profile.component.html b/CTF/CTF-Frontend/src/app/admin-profile/admin-profile.component.html
index ce3cb03..2545817 100644
--- a/CTF/CTF-Frontend/src/app/admin-profile/admin-profile.component.html
+++ b/CTF/CTF-Frontend/src/app/admin-profile/admin-profile.component.html
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@
 					<br>
 					you can search for specific students
 					<br>
-					or filter them how you would like. For searching a specific <span style="color:white;">Student</span>, make sure 
-					<br>
-					<span style="color:white;">Name</span> is selected in the dropdown
+					or filter them how you would like
 				</span>
 			</div>
 			<br>
diff --git a/CTF/CTF-Frontend/src/app/admin-profile/admin-profile.component.ts b/CTF/CTF-Frontend/src/app/admin-profile/admin-profile.component.ts
index adf2a45..ff58231 100644
--- a/CTF/CTF-Frontend/src/app/admin-profile/admin-profile.component.ts
+++ b/CTF/CTF-Frontend/src/app/admin-profile/admin-profile.component.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export class AdminProfileComponent implements OnInit{
   subs: Submission[] = []
   flags: Flag[] = []
   selectedContest: string = '';
-  sortOption: string = '';
   constructor(private router: Router, private adminProfileService: AdminProfileService){}
   emailToDelete = '';
   searchText: string = '';
@@ -138,22 +137,18 @@ export class AdminProfileComponent implements OnInit{
     this.emailToDelete = '';
   }
 
+  // sort the students table
   sortTable(): void{
+
+    // get the name and the option selected
     const name = this.searchText.trim().toLowerCase();
-    const option = this.sortOption;
-    let sorted = [...this.users];
+    let optionElement = document.getElementById('Options') as HTMLSelectElement;
+    let option = optionElement.value;
 
-    if((option === 'Name (A->Z)' || option === 'Name (Z->A)') && name !== ''){
-      const targetIndex = sorted.findIndex(s => s.Name.toLowerCase() === name);
-      if(targetIndex !== -1){
-        const student = sorted.splice(targetIndex, 1)[0];
-        sorted.unshift(student);
-      }
-      else{
-        alert('Student is not in database');
-      }
-    }
+    
+    let sorted = this.users;
 
+    // sort the students first
     if(option === 'Name (A->Z)'){
       sorted.sort((a, b) => a.Name.localeCompare(b.Name));
     }
@@ -164,8 +159,29 @@ export class AdminProfileComponent implements OnInit{
       sorted.sort((a, b) => b.Flags - a.Flags);
     }
     else if(option === 'Flags (L->H)'){
-      sorted.sort((b, a) => a.Flags - b.Flags);
+      sorted.sort((b, a) => b.Flags - a.Flags);
+    }
+
+    // search for specific student
+    if (name !== '') {
+      let targetIndex = sorted.findIndex(s => s.Name.toLowerCase() === name);
+
+      // if no match of student then look for partial
+      if (targetIndex === -1) {
+        targetIndex = sorted.findIndex(s => s.Name.toLowerCase().includes(name));
+      }
+
+      // student in database
+      if(targetIndex !== -1){
+        const [student] = sorted.splice(targetIndex, 1);
+        sorted.unshift(student);
+      }
+      else {
+        alert('Student is not in the database');
+      }
     }
+
+    // display sorted array
     this.displayedUsers = sorted;
   }