AVENUE Tennis Club Head Coach, Vinny Duddy is to resign at the end of December.

The tennis club have advertised the position nationally with the assistance of the British LTA and are holding interviews in early December - with a view to appointing in the very near future.

Duddy said: β€œIt was a really tough decision to make, as this is probably the second best job I have had had during my working life - but serious problems with my knees have made it impossible to do the job with the right enthusiasm, motivation and movement.”

Coaching squads will restart in the New Year on January 6, 2014.

There are no planned changes to the current coaching programme with details on the clubs website www.avenuetennis.com.