Former Scotland indoor international Shauna Mullin made her breakthrough in the beach game when she reached the main draw of the FIVB World Tour event in Marseille.

Partnering England's Denise Johns for the first time, the pair came through the qualifying events wiht wins over teams fro Croatia and Italy.

The British pair, seeded 30th, then went down narrowly to number three seeds Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau 22-20 19-21 8-15.

But the experienced German pairing all the way suggests there is a bright future for the new pair.

Mullin gave up the indoor game to concentrate full time on playing beach last year and is hoping to play in the 2012 Olympics in London.