BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University head coach Bob Lake has announced the signing of two recruits for the 2012-13 season. These two student-athletes will join the Mountaineers for the 2011-12 season.

Zachary Bost  -  Jefferson, Ga.  -  Jefferson HS

Bost is a four-star recruit, ranked 6 in Georgia, 25 in the Southeast and 97 in the nation.  He should make an immediate impact in the Mountaineer lineup next year in both singles and doubles.

Bost was named the 2010 and 2011 Times (Gainesville, Ga.) Boys' Tennis Player of the Year after posting back-to-back undefeated seasons in his sophomore and junior years of high school

Michael Smith  -  Boone, N.C.  -  Watauga HS

Smith is a USTA ranked player who earned all-conference and all-region honors after playing No. 1 singles as a high school player. During his four-years on the team, the Pioneers posted an unbeaten 48-0 record in conference matches, while Smith himself was 15-0 in his senior year.

Michael is the son of Tim Smith, a former member of the Mountaineers' tennis program, and is the nephew of Robbie Smith, who was internationally ranked in both singles and doubles.