After getting by its opening match with Dartmouth, the freshman squash team faces its second test today when the first team meets Exeter and the second goes against Middlesex, both at Hemenway.

The squad, led by captain and number one man Ken McIntosh, lacks outstanding men of the calibre of last year's ace Ben Heckscher. The first nine men, however, have all had previous experience in squash, and have already shown much improvement.

Corey Wynn, the Yardling coach, expects his players to develop into a strong, solid team. His first five players, all that are needed against school teams, already show a great deal of promise. Wynn will also be banking on several men who have just learned the sport to keep his top men from getting complacent.

Wynn considers McIntosh, his number one player, "very fast in covering the court and good with his placing shots." Number two, Larry Scare's height and his fine touch make him a fine prospect for the future. Number three, Henry Cortesi, is one of the team's fastest men, "a good fighter with power in his shots, but one who needs experience," according to Wynn. Power is also the chief weapon of John Davis, while Albie Zimmerman relies on deception.

Both Bob Magowan and John McGinley, numbers six and nine, improved greatly since the season started, Wynn thinks. He characterized Magowan as a "touch player," while McGinley relies on power. George Leness and Joel Reynolds, both winners in the Dartmouth match, fill the other two positions.

Those nine men play against other colleges, but break up into two teams when facing schools. A tenth man is then needed to fill the second team, Wynn choosing from among Joe Walker, Robyn Dawes, and Ben Custer.

Last year's team lost only one match, to Exeter. It has an equally rough schedule this year. It has matches remaining with Wesleyan, Williams, Amherst, and Yale. The Yale match, played here this year, will close out the season.

Since before vacation, the Yardlings have been playing in both B and C Boston leagues, picking up needed experience in competitive play. Though their record has been only average, the experience has been invaluable, and their match scores have consistently improved.

These matches have also been helpful to Wynn, who has had the chance to concentrate on the less obvious mistakes of his players. Stressing a solid game based on equally strong forehand and backhand, Wynn works more for steady, wearing play than flashy strokes.

One of his greatest problems so far has been in changing the newcomers' basic strokes from tennis to squash, not a difficult feat, but one requiring constant practice to overcome the tendency to swing with the whole arm.

Captain McIntosh, of Wigglesworth and New York City, is an Exeter graduate. He played number three on the varsity squash team there.