Giovanni Plater | Head Men's & Women's Tennis Coach
Giovanni Plater serves as the head men's and women's tennis coach at Christian Brothers University, bringing extensive playing, coaching and teaching experience to the Buccaneers.
Under Plater's leadership, the CBU men's program continued to build during the 2025-26 season, earning victories over Blue Mountain, Millsaps, Freed-Hardeman and Rust. The Bucs defeated Blue Mountain and Rust by 7-0 scores, earned a 6-1 victory over Freed-Hardeman and topped Millsaps 5-2. The win over Freed-Hardeman marked CBU's third consecutive victory in the series.
Before arriving at CBU, Plater served as head coach at LeMoyne-Owen College from 2016-19. He has also served as the head teaching professional at Windyke Country Club, where he has worked with junior and adult players, coordinated leagues and tournaments and helped introduce pickleball programming.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Plater played collegiately at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. He earned Second-Team All-SIAC honors in 2014 and helped the Tigers finish third in the SIAC Tournament.
Following his collegiate career, Plater competed in International Tennis Federation events, including tournaments in Mexico. He was also a member of the winning team at the 2023 USTA Men's 4.5 National Tournament.
Plater earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Benedict College in 2014 and a Master of Science in Public Administration from Grand Canyon University.
