DANVILLE, Calif. — Gwladys Nocera hasn’t had a lot of success since leaving the European Tour to play in America. Neither has Beatriz Recari.

That could change soon.

Nocera and Recari each shot a 6-under 66 on Friday and were tied for the lead after the second round of the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge, taking advantage of a rough day for Brittany Lincicome.

“I’m not looking at what everybody else is doing, I just concentrate on my game,” said the 35-year-old Nocera, who had seven birdies and a bogey to match her best round of the season and get to 10-under 134. “I made a couple (putts) on 6, 7, 8 and 9 and that helped me to stay concentrated and focused on my game.”

Recari, playing in one of the final groups, had an eagle and five birdies over her final 10 holes to join fellow LPGA Tour rookie Nocera on top of the leaderboard. Nine other players are within five strokes of the lead.

“I had a very good mojo from yesterday,” the 23-year-old Recari said. “I was playing very well, leaving it close to the pins. It just seemed that the putts weren’t dropping so I said, ‘I just have to be calm. There are plenty of holes out there and plenty of possibilities.’ ”

Amy Hung was alone in third at 9 under. Michele Redman, Wendy Ward, Stacy Lewis and Ilhee Lee were at 136.

Lincicome, who shot a blistering 11-under 61 on Thursday to build a four-stroke lead, struggled off the tee all afternoon and shot a 76 at the 6,185-yard Blackhawk Country Club that left her at 7 under.

A 10-time winner on the European Tour before joining the LPGA, Nocera overcame a rough start to match her best round of the season.

The Frenchwoman tied for 66th at last week’s Navistar Classic and had broken par only once in 10 rounds before shooting a 68 on Thursday. Friday’s 66 was the best score of the round and had her alone atop the leaderboard before Recari’s late charge.

Nocera shared the lead despite starting her day with a bogey on the par-4, 383-yard first hole. She parred the next two holes then picked up birdies on five of the next six.

After making the turn at 8 under, Nocera birdied Nos. 13 and 15 to inch closer to the lead while Lincicome was sliding back to the pack.

“I’m not going to set myself some goals that are too high for me,” Nocera said. “Whatever comes up on Sunday, I’ll take it.”

Recari, meanwhile, was 1 over through her first eight holes before picking up five strokes over the next four holes. That included an eagle on the par-5, 475-yard 11th. The Spaniard had a chance to overtake Nocera but missed a long birdie putt on 18.

Lincicome, who has three career LPGA Tour titles, fought her driver all day. She pulled several tee shots left and had to scramble just to save par on some holes.

Also on Friday:

Mediate keeps lead at Open

SAN MARTIN, Calif. — Rocco Mediate holed a 7-iron approach from 160 yards for eagle on the par-4 fourth hole and finished with a 6-under 65 to increase his lead to three strokes in the Frys.com Open.

The 46-year-old Mediate, looking for his first PGA Tour victory in eight years, made the eagle on the 426-yard hole a day after a hole-in-one on the par-3 third hole. He had a 13-under 129 total on the CordeValle Golf Club course in the Fall Series event.

Ryudi Imada (67) was second, and Dean Wilson (64) and David Duval (65) followed at 9 under.

Lafeber leads Portugal Masters after second round

VILAMOURA, Portugal — Maarten Lafeber, of Netherlands, shot a 5-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Portugal Masters.

An eagle on the second hole at the Oceanico Victoria club course started Lafeber’s charge up the leaderboard to 13-under 131. Mikko Ilonen, of Finland, was in second at 11 under after a 68.

Harrington takes second round lead in Malaysia

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia — Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington shot a 5-under 67 to take the lead after the second round at the Iskandar Johor Open.

Harrington totaled 13-under 131, one shot better than Taiwan’s Lin Wen-tang at the Horizon Hills Golf and Country Club in Malaysia’s southern Johor state.

Lin, a five-time winner in Asia, narrowly missed an eagle at the last hole to tie Harrington. He finished with the day’s best round of 65 in windy conditions.