Estela Perez-Somarriba

Early years Perez-Somarriba was born to Felipe Perez-Somarriba and Maria Jose Yravedra on July 25, 1998 and grew up in Madrid, Spain. She attended high school at Instituto Mirasierra in Madrid. Although the decision was not an easy one, it has paid off. As an unseeded freshman, she made it to the semi-finals of the 2017 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships in the singles division, only to fall to Belinda Woolcock. She made it to the Sweet Sixteen as a sophomore; her NCAA single record stands at 12–2.

Perez-Somarriba, who was named the top tennis player in the ACC the last two years, also won more singles matches than anyone else in NCAA Division I in 2018–19, with a record of 43–5. She is the second Hurricanes woman to win the national title; Audra Cohen won the title in 2007. She will also be able to compete as a professional and the NCAA does allow "...college athletes to participate in professional tournaments as long as the athletes adhere to the strict rules regarding agents and prize money...".

ITF Circuit finals Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) Legend$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–1)