WICHITA, Kan. – Four Shockers will begin action at the ITF Birmingham Futures Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Highland Park Tennis Center in Birmingham, Ala.
 
Andrea Caligiana, Orel Ovil and Murkel Dellien will compete unattached for the Shockers in qualifying play, and Haru Inoue will compete in the main draw set to kick off Oct. 30.
 
The tournament features 128 participants from all over the world in the qualifying draw, and 32 in the main draw and is played on a clay court surface.