CITY PREDATORS eased their way into the second round of the Volleyball England national Knock-out cup earlier today with a comfortable straight sets win against Darkstar Derbyshire (25-13, 25-12, 25-22). They will entertain Loughborough Students at CitySpace, Chester Road, on the weekend of 2nd & 3rd November after the students disposed of Haughton by a similar scoreline. Team Durham, making their debut in this competition, beat Newcastle Staffs B in four sets and face Northumbria's Middlesbrough College Academy in round 2