From 2012 to 2016, Zalameda served as the assistant coach for Columbia University's Division I women's tennis program in New York City.

Then, from 2016 to 2018, she led the newly fully funded tennis program at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

Riza was born to Filipino parents Rolly and Angie Zalameda in Los Angeles.

Zalameda played mainly on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit where she won two singles and six doubles titles.

She was runner-up at the doubles event of the Taipei Ladies Open in 2009 with Yayuk Basuki, her greatest success.