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conditions as main-draw matches, including the use of new tennis balls,
so that results will be valid for ranking purposes.
a. Instructions for a First Match Losers Consolation (FMLC).
The loser’s name is placed on the same line on the consolation draw
as the player would have occupied on the main draw had the player
won there.
This type of consolation normally does not require a new drawing.
An advantage to this consolation is that times may be scheduled in
advance and, if so desired, the consolation may be scheduled so as
to keep pace with main-draw play.
A player who wins in the first round by default and then loses in the
second round moves into the consolation draw just as though the player
had a first round bye followed by a second round main-draw loss.
A player who loses the player’s first-played match in the third
round of the main draw may request that the Referee include the
player in the consolation. The Referee shall decide based on available
openings and scheduling considerations.
b. Instructions for Feed-In Championship through quarterfinals for draw
of 128.
i. Assigning numbers to each player. Each player retains the
player’s number from the regular draw sheet, 1 through 128.
ii. Placing first-round losers in FIC draw. First-round losers from
the regular tournament are entered on the FIC draw sheet, loser
1 or 2 versus loser 3 or 4, etc.
iii. Feeding in main-draw second-round losers. The winners of these
first-round FIC matches play the losers from the second round
of the regular tournament in the second round of the FIC.
iv. Feeding in other main-draw round losers. The winners of the FIC
second-round play third-round qualifying matches to determine
who will meet the third-round losers from the regular tournament.
This sequence is carried through the quarterfinal round.
v. Where to feed in main-draw losers. Each loser shall be fed in to
the FIC space corresponding to the number opposite the
player’s name in the regular tournament.
For example, the second-round loser 1, 2, 3, or 4 is placed at
the bottom of the FIC draw sheet and will play the winner of the
125 or 126 versus 127 or 128.
The second-round loser who is fed in is one of four numbers,
and the quarterfinalist is one of eight numbers.
FAC Example of Positioning Seeds and Byes in draw of 11 with 2 Seeds and 5
Byes and Example of Resulting Feed-In Championship draw. See Figure 5.
Joe Green is seeded first; Robert Red is seeded second. There are 11 players.
1. Positioning seeds (USTA Regulation II.B.4.b.). First seed Joe Green is
placed on line 1; second seed Robert Red is placed on line 16.
2. Placing byes.
a. To seeded players in descending order (USTA Regulation
II.B.4.d.ii.). The first two byes go opposite the names of the seeds.
This puts byes on lines 2 and 15.
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