Volleyball: Troon PA do Jets a favour

EDINBURGH JETS had a bittersweet day in the women's Schelde Sports Scottish Volleyball League but clinched a place in the play-offs.

A straight sets defeat by reigning champions City of Edinburgh - 25-16, 25-23, 25-15 - meant they had to rely on Troon PA doing them a favour against North Lanarkshire.

The Ayrshire side, who lost their first match of the season to Edinburgh the previous weekend, bounced back with a 25-19, 25-18, 16-25, 25-21 win _ a result which means North Lanarkshire cannot now overtake Jets.

But Edinburgh Jets II now look destined for a relegation play-off after they lost heavily 25-8, 25-9, 25-17 at Su Ragazzi.

In the men's first division, champions City of Edinburgh qualified for the top four play-offs as they came back from losing the first set to beat Glasgow Ragazzi 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-17 in Coltness.