It only took two matches for Shauna Mullin to sit along one of the side courts at the Swiss Masters in Lucerne with a peevish look on her face. Once again her hopes of advancing to the main draw on the NESTEA European Championship Tour with her partner Zara Dampney were short lived. Shauna Mullin and Tara Dampney are two Beach Volleyball pros from Britain who appeared on the international stage two years ago with big plans. So far they have not advanced passed a single qualification round. In the stadium on the Bühlermatte along Lake Lucerne Mullin/Dampney were eliminated after a two-set loss to Russia’s Khomkyakova/Yarzutkina. Shauna Mullin kept her head up despite the loss: “We still have to practice a lot and need competitions like these to reach our goal.” And Mullin/Dampney’s goal is no smaller than participating in the Olympic games on their home turf in London in 2012.
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