BOSTON – Selected to finish third in the Patriot League preseason poll, the Boston University men's tennis team will open the 2017 dual season with a home-opening doubleheader on Saturday at the Track & Tennis Center. The Terriers will first host Southern New Hampshire at 11 a.m. and then face Siena starting at 3 p.m.

Members of the Northeast-10 conference, the SNHU Penmen are currently a perfect 5-0 following a successful fall in which they claimed wins over Le Moyne, Colby-Sawyer, Babson, Saint Anselm and Post by a combined score of 40-5.

BU will next host Siena for the first time since the fall of 2009 when the Terriers posted a 7-0 victory. Picked to finish sixth in the MAAC, the Saints are 2-1 with 7-0 win over Holy Cross and 6-1 victory at Rider. Their lone loss came against St. Franics N.Y. (5-2).

The Terriers last season went 8-11 overall with a 3-1 mark at home featuring victories over Fairfield, UConn and Holy Cross with the loss coming against Illinois State.