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adjoining match, then move one player from the
adjoining match to the vacant position. (This creates a
second-round match between the same players who
would otherwise play each other in the first round.)
FAC Comment II.C-5: Matches are adjoining if the winners of these matches
will meet in the next round.
(C) Move player from another first-round match. If the
adjoining match also contains a bye, first identify the
quarter with the most players. If two or more quarters have
the most players, then select a quarter in the half opposite
the quarter where the vacant position is located. If the
quarter is in the top half, select the first pair of players who
have a first-round match and move the player on the
bottom of the pairing to the vacant position. If the quarter
is in the bottom half, select the first pair of players who have
a first-round match and move the player on the top of the
pairing to the vacant position.
2. Players omitted from draw. See Figure 8. Any player whose entry is
received on time and is otherwise acceptable will not be denied a place
in the draw because of administrative error or oversight by tournament
officials unless the Referee determines that play has proceeded too far to
make changes in the draw practicable. The entire draw does not have to
be remade. Instead, the following procedure should be followed:
a. If play has not begun and if omitted player would not have been
seeded, then the player’s place in the draw should be determined by
a random drawing. The random drawing includes the omitted player
and all unseeded players. The player whose name is drawn is placed
on the line previously occupied by the last bye that was placed in the
draw. See USTA Regulation II.B.4.d. for the order in which byes are
placed in the draw. Unless the omitted player’s name was the one
drawn, the name is positioned on the line previously occupied by the
player whose name was drawn. For example, there is a draw of 27
with eight seeds and five byes. Seeds 5, 6, 7, and 8 were randomly
drawn to lines 28, 5, 20 and 13, respectively. Therefore, the last
available bye went on line 27 opposite the fifth seed. Figure 8
illustrates this procedure. Davidson has been omitted from the draw.
A drawing including Davidson and all unseeded players is held. The
name of Edwards, which is on line 18, is drawn. Edwards’ name is
removed from line 18 and placed on line 27. Davidson’s name is
placed on line 18.
If the draw has no byes, use the same random drawing procedure
to determine the player who will play a preliminary match. A random
drawing is held among the unseeded players to determine the
opponent in the preliminary match. For example, there is a 32-draw
with no byes. Davidson has been omitted from the draw. A drawing
is held among Davidson and the unseeded players to determine who
will play a preliminary match. The name of Edwards, which is on line
94 USTA REGULATIONS II.C. (Changes In The Draw)