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John McDermit and Mark Plotkin Win Walter Benson Memorial Tennis Tournament

The doubles pair won in the tournament during last weekend's annual Volta Park weekend.

John McDermit and Mark Plotkin took the day last Saturday in the 15th annual Walter Benson Memorial Tennis Tournament. The tournament is a part of the celebration.

Sixteen players took the the tennis courts last Saturday for the doubles tournament.

McDermitt and Plotkin will have their names added to the plaque, which lists names dating back to 1997, at the Georgetown tennis court.

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The 16th annual Volta Park Weekend is sponsored by The Friends of Volta Park, a 501(c)(3) corporation that was founded in 1995. FOVP works in partnership with the DC Department of Parks and Recreation and is responsible for all beautification and landscape maintenance of the park fields and gardens.


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