I love to play sports and my favorite sport is tennis. I have been playing tennis for almost for 8 years since I graduated from the college. = college

After 5 years when I started to play tennise = After five years of playing tennis. I joined a local tennise tornerment = tournament with my high school friend.

We lost our first game because I was really nervous. I was really disappointed. But = ,but I tried to enjoy a = the mood (athmosphere)  of the tornerment.
Finally We =,we won the rest of the games and we got a = the 1st prize.