Volleyball: Loftus left to ponder plans
Loftus knew it would be difficult after only a handful of training sessions with his squad but there was plenty to build on.
The Scots – with City of Edinburgh duo Gavin Watt and Barry McGuigan in their ranks – had chances to beat Latvia after leading 2-1 on sets but too many unforced errors and inconsistent serving cost them the match 3-2.
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Hide AdThe team also competed well in their remaining matches against Luxembourg and Austria only to lose both in straight sets.
Scotland's women came close to beating Luxembourg before losing 3-2 but lost heavily to Denmark and Austria.