{"id":871163,"date":"2026-10-05T03:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871163\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T03:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T03:40:24","slug":"fargo-norths-panwalkar-wins-east-region-singles-red-river-duo-takes-doubles-title-inforum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871163\/","title":{"rendered":"Fargo North’s Panwalkar wins East Region singles, Red River duo takes doubles title – InForum"},"content":{"rendered":"

FARGO \u2014 Arnav Panwalkar post-match yell hit a decibel level similar to other important points in his East Region boys tennis singles championship match on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Inside Courts Plus in south Fargo, the Fargo North junior\u2019s voice and his game carried him to a 6-4, 6-4 win over senior Thor Cameron of Fargo Davies.<\/p>\n

The emotion Panwalkar displayed is seeing the results of his efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s worked so hard for all these years to get this point and to actually get there and get it done, I think it felt so good, such a relief and he deserves it,\u201d said Spartans head coach Steve Saville. \u201cHe put all the work in and deserves everything he\u2019s got.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panwalkar and Cameron have been close friends since the sixth grade, the Spartans standout said. Both attended a three-week tennis camp in Florida this past year.<\/p>\n

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Thor Cameron of Fargo Davies, right, congratulates Fargo North’s Arnav Panwalkar after their East Region singles championship match on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Courts Plus in Fargo.<\/p>\n

Rob Beer \/ The Forum<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a goal I had in mind since the end of last year,\u201d Panwalkar said of his East Region title. \u201cI worked so hard this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a mostly baseline game from both players, the pairing has played about 10 previous matches, Saville said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like it when it gets super tight and I have to yell,\u201d Panwalkar said, \u201cbut it gets me going in the match.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panwalkar fought back after Cameron got off to a quick lead in the first set. In the second set, Cameron held serve to make it a 5-4 deficit, but Panwalkar\u2019s serve in the final game helped him grab a quick 40-love lead and a missed return by Cameron ended it.<\/p>\n

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Fargo North’s Arnav Panwalkar returns a shot in the East Region singles championship match on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Courts Plus in Fargo.<\/p>\n

Rob Beer \/ The Forum<\/p>\n

A lefty, Panwalkar had lost eight games in the East Region tournament coming into the final and Cameron said Panwalkar played a smarter match than he did.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a little tight when I was up,\u201d Cameron said. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t close out my momentum. He just kind of snuck back in the game and I couldn\u2019t stop him. He got a ton of momentum in that first set and he won it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panwalkar now eyes the state tournament, which is slated for Grand Forks on Friday and Saturday, knowing Mandan\u2019s Jared Christen could likely be in his way. Christen won the West Region singles tournament, beating Legacy’s Connor Svihovec 6-0, 6-3.<\/p>\n

North hasn\u2019t had an individual state champion since Jan Oermann in 1998.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to go get it all,\u201d Panwalkar said.<\/p>\n

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Grand Forks Red River’s Max Mecham returns a shot near the net in the East Region doubles championship match on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Courts Plus in Fargo.<\/p>\n

Rob Beer \/ The Forum<\/p>\n

In the doubles championship match, Grand Forks Red River\u2019s Gabe Schauer and Max Mecham closed out Grand Forks Central\u2019s Henning Gibbs and Charlie Miedema 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.<\/p>\n

Mecham used a strong net game, often pounding winning overheads up front. Mecham said knowing they had already qualified for state on Friday allowed the duo to play loose and have fun. It has worked so far this season losing just two doubles matches, Mecham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love being at the net,\u201d Mecham said. \u201cIt\u2019s not always my strong suit \u2014 I\u2019m not the biggest guy, so big ones coming at me are tough sometimes, but I\u2019ve just adapted to it as time has gone on and just learned to be good up there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Charlie Miedema of Grand Forks Central goes up for a return in the East Region doubles championship match on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Courts Plus in Fargo.<\/p>\n

Rob Beer \/ The Forum<\/p>\n

The two have been best friends since the beginning of their school years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe work really well together,\u201d Schauer said. \u201cWe are like in each other\u2019s heads. Like before one makes a move, the other already knows it. Before Max makes a poach at the net, I already know he\u2019s going to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Teammates of Fargo North’s Arnav Panwalkar, center, rush to congratulate him after the East Region singles championship match on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Courts Plus in Fargo.<\/p>\n

Rob Beer \/ The Forum<\/p>\n

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Grand Forks Red River’s Gabe Schauer returns a shot in the East Region doubles championship match on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Courts Plus in Fargo.<\/p>\n

Rob Beer \/ The Forum<\/p>\n

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Henning Gibbs of Grand Forks Central returns a shot in the East Region doubles championship match on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Courts Plus in Fargo.<\/p>\n

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