Luis Platas Davila Galindo joined the Wheaton Tennis program as an Assistant Coach in August of 2024, before being named the Head Men's Tennis Coach in August 2025.
Platas Davila Galindo came to Norton after serving as an Assistant Coach for his alma mater, Kenyon College, on both the men’s and women’s teams. He was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Women’s Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year after helping the Owls post a 15-7 record, including a perfect 6-0 league mark. Platas Davila Galindo helped Kenyon capture the North Coast Athletic Conference crown and advance to the second round of the NCAA Championship Tournament in 2024, while achieving a No. 22 national ranking. In addition, the Kenyon grad was on the sidelines coaching some of his former teammates on the men’s team to a 14-8 mark, including 6-1 in NCAC matches, and helped guide the No. 24 Owls to a date in the NCAC Championship match.
While instructing players as a Tennis Professional, Platas Davila Galindo also honed his coaching skills at the Bill Adams International Tennis Academy.
As a player, Platas Davila Galindo burst onto the scene at Kenyon, earning ITA Central Region and NCAC Rookie of the Year honors. He enjoyed an outstanding career with the Owls and was recently named to the NCAC All-Decade Team after being named All-Conference three times in singles play, including a pair of First Team nods, and was also a two-time All-Conference honoree in doubles play, snagging First Team recognition in 2021. He concluded his career with 88 combined victories and played most of his matches at the top spot in singles play, posting a 41-29 record in addition to putting together a 47-27 doubles effort. During his time in Gambier, Ohio, Platas Davila Galindo helped Kenyon compile a 37-25 record, including 11-4 in conference play, while being nationally-ranked in all four seasons.
Prior to his arrival to the United States, Platas Davila Galindo was ranked as high as fourth in his native Mexico, before settling in as a Floridian.
He graduated from Kenyon in 2023 with a degree in Psychology.
