PHILADELPHIA, PA - Co-head tennis coaches Ed Colfer and Stan Shoemaker announced the signings of Rachael Barnhart and Mary Hardiman for the 2006-07 season. Barnhart joins the team from Susquehannock High School in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, while Hardiman has a further journey from New Trier High School in Wilmette, Illinois.

Barnhart, a four-year number one singles player, earned multiple singles titles in U.S.T.A. Middle States from 1997 to 2006. During her career, Barnhart earned back-to-back York-Adams County Singles Championships in 2004 and 2005, as well as finishing as the runner-up in 2002 and 2003. A York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association (YAIAA) All-Star from 2002-2005, she was also a four-time district qualifier in the Pennsylvania District 3 Conference. In 2006, she was ranked 83 in U.S.T.A. Middle States Division.

A number one doubles and number three singles player, Hardiman was ranked #1 in USTA Midwest Section and Chicago District in 2004 and 2005. She was a member of the Illinois High School Championship team in 2005. Hardiman also gained experience and honed her sills at John Newcombe's Tennis Academy in New Braunfels, Texas in 2003 and 2004.

Colfer and Shoemaker on the freshmen class." We are very proud of the 2006-07 recruiting class. Our relentless recruiting tactics paid off with these athletes and we expect some very exciting days ahead for the La Salle tennis program. This recruiting class is the strongest we've signed during our careers at La Salle. This freshman class will provide a nucleus for a team that should prove to be extremely competitive for the next four years."