In following two challengers however, Genois lost in the first round in singles however. At the Wall Challenger (in Wall, New Jersey) he and partner Johan Kriek managed to reach the quarter-finals. Genois turned matters around somewhat winning his first ever singles match at the Canadian Open, as he defeated Briton Robin Drysdale 6–4, 6–0. In the second he lost to eventual champion and top seed Eddie Dibbs, 2–6, 4–6. In doubles, he and compatriot Harry Fritz lost in straight sets in the first round.