List<Unit> yards = new ArrayList<>(unitsApi.getAllUnits());

Collections.sort(yards, new BeanComparator<Unit>("name"));

//another try
    List<Unit> sortedNames = yards.stream().sorted().collect(Collectors.toList());

//num3 another
            //List<Unit> sortedList = yards
                 .stream().sorted(Comparator.comparing(Object::toString))
                .collect(Collectors.toList());

    model.addAttribute("yards", sortedList);