Packing nine team members into cars and driving to Amherst proved the only discomfort for the men's squash team yesterday as they made the journey but then breezed right by with a 8-1 win. The short stay at Amherst lasted long enough for the Crimson racquetmen to tally seven shut-outs and one 3-2 victory.

The Crimson's only casualty came at the number one position when John Havens, who has suffered knee problems all season, dropped his match to a talented Amherst opponent, 11-15, 8-15 and 15-18.

Lean and Hungry

At the number two position, Ned Bacon took a little time to recover from the car trip. He dropped his first two games, 14-15 and 12-15, but then decisively disposed of his Amherst foe, 15-10, 15-7 and 15-5.

Captain Mark Panarese continued the fine, consistent play he has shown all season, winning easily at the third slot, 15-3, 15-12 and 18-16.

Harvard's last six men punched out 3-0 tallies in machine-like style. In the fourth spot, John Stubbs engineered a 15-4, 15-7, 18-16 win.

Early Duster

Mitch Reese conceded only 31 points at position number five while teammate Chuck Elliott lost as many plus two at the sixth slot.

At seven, Clark Bain dominated his sparring partner and posted a 15-13, 15-7, 15-13 shellacking.

Teammate Jeff Secrest had even less trouble as he tallied a Crimson victory to the tune of 15-7, 15-6, 15-12. Finally, at the ninth slot, John Fishwick captured the most decisive win of the day as he allowed only 22 points to his Amherst host.

The Crimson nine have two major targets left in their sights for the '77-'78 season. The first is next Saturday's match against Yale and the last major event is the following week's United States In-tercollegiate Championships at Princeton.

"We are looking forward to the In-tercollegiates," said coach Dave Fish yesterday. "Our team has improved in the last few weeks, and we're going to give some people some trouble down there," he added.