She reached two finals on the ITF Women's Circuit and played college tennis at the University of Miami.

[1] Perez-Somarriba could easily have turned pro after high school, but she chose to continue her tennis career at a college, and one across the Atlantic in Florida, at the University of Miami.

[6] She reached the finals of the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship in the 2019 singles category, and won the event, defeating Katarina Jokić.

[6][7] 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.

[9] She was named the winner of the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best collegiate female tennis player in 2019.