THOMASVILLE, N.C. -- Erskine College is No. 1 in the Conference Carolinas women's tennis coaches' 2008 preseason poll. The Flying Fleet have earned their third consecutive preseason No. 1 ranking in the conference and national ranking in the Division II ITA National Preseason Poll coming in at No. 32. Anderson University, which finished fifth in last year's regular-season race, was picked No. 4 by the league's coaches. Erskine finished the '07 campaign with a 21-5 record and finished the conference slate undefeated (13-0) for the third straight season. Erskine has posted an overall conference record of 38-0 the past three seasons and has won both the regular-season title and tournament championships the last three years. Erskine returns a core of players including Jennifer Gennaoui, last year's player of the year, along with Conference Tournament MVP and second team All-Conference player Kacie Knox, and team MVP Jenna Tudor. Limestone College finished last season season with a 21-9 overall record and a 9-1 league record to finish No. 2 in the conference standings for the second consecutive season. With first-year head coach Keith Turner at the helm, the Saints return five players from last season's roster including All-Conference honorees Jennifer Snaider and Alexandra Gade. Heading into the spring season, the Saints are ranked nationally at No. 36 in the Division II ITA National Preseason Poll. Pfeiffer places third in this year's preseason poll. The Falcons are coming off another stellar season where they finished third in the conference regular season and third in the conference tournament (16-8, 8-2). Pfeiffer's David Smith is entering his first year as head coach. He will look to last year's Freshman of the Year and All-Conference first-team member Patty Dominguez to help lead the Falcons toward another successful campaign. Rounding out the Coaches Preseason Poll 4-12 are: Anderson, Queens, Mount Olive, Coker, Lees-McRae, Barton, Converse, and St. Andrews respectively. Conference Carolinas Pre-Season Women's Tennis Coaches Poll (First place votes in parenthesis) 1. Erskine College (10) 99 2. Limestone College (1) 92 3. Pfeiffer University 70 4. Anderson University 62 5. Queens University of Charlotte 61 6. Mount Olive College 57 7. Coker College 53 8. Lees-McRae College 43 9. Barton College 36 10. Converse College 22 11. St. Andrews Presbyterian College 10