Michael Edge, Director of Tennis at Portofino Island Resort on Pensacola Beach, FL., recently accomplished his goal of teaching tennis lessons for 24 straight hours.

Through contributions from all the players taking lessons and the local tennis community, he was able to raise $2300.

All of the proceeds were donated to the American Cancer Society's "Making Strides for Breast Cancer." This is a special charity for Michael because of the family and friends that have been fighting this disease.

The Marathon began at 9:00am on Friday with a Cardio Clinic for Robert Rinke and Andrew Rothfeder, and ended with a group lesson with Rob, Sabine and Zoe Babcock. Over 80 local tennis players from Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach took lessons throughout the day and night, including an evening clinic where local tennis pros Krysta Edge, Jean Lee, Allison Pfiefler, Rob Fair and Vivian Chhetri helped run 40 players through drills and games.

A big thank you goes out to "Get a Grip" Pro Shop and Prince for all of the donations that helped raise money.